| Note:
Change in fringe benefit rate
Effective
July 1, 2004, the fringe benefit rate for personnel employed 75
percent or more FTE will be 31.27 percent. (MJ)
Campus
Deadline — NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant
The
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) Shared Instrumentation
Grant program is designed to provide for the acquisition or updating
of expensive shared-use instrumentation not generally available
through other NIH mechanisms, such as the regular research project,
program project, or center grant programs. Proposals for research
on advancing the design or for the development of new instrumentation
will not be considered.
Types of
instrumentation supported include, but are not limited to,
- nuclear
magnetic resonance systems
- electron
and confocal microscopes
- mass spectrometers
- protein
and DNA sequencers
- biosensors
- x-ray
diffractometers and cell sorters.
Support will
not be provided for
- general
purpose equipment or purely instructional equipment
- personal
computers
- personal
workstations
- printers
- Ethernet
interfaces
Proposals
for "stand alone" computer systems will only be considered
if the instrument is solely dedicated to the research needs of
a broad community of NIH-supported investigators.
For purpose
of eligibility, a major user group of three or more investigators
must be identified.
A minimum
of three major users must be Principal Investigators on NIH peer-reviewed
research grants at the time of the application and award. For
purposes of this program, research grants are defined as those
grants awarded with the following activity codes: P01, R01, U01,
R35, and R37.
Because MU
is required to coordinate requests for similar types of equipment,
letters of intent must be submitted to the Office of Research,
203 Jesse Hall, no later than 5:00 pm Friday, January 30, 2004.
Letters of
intent should be limited to two pages and should:
- list the
instrument(s) that will be requested,
- provide
the estimated cost of the instrument and the source of any funds
needed to place the instrumentation in operational order as
well as the maintenance, support personnel, and service costs
associated with maximum utilization of the instrument; and
- summarize
the justification for the purchase.
Amount:
$100,000 - $500,000.
Campus Deadline: 5:00 pm, January 30, 2004
NIH Deadline: March 19, 2003
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FY 2004 DOE SBIR/STTR Program Solicitations
The Office
of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) has expanded
and diversified its request for R&D proposals for advances
in energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies through
the Department of Energy's FY 2004 Small Business Innovation Research
(SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Solicitations
under the following technical topic areas:
Basic
Energy Sciences
31. Energy Storage Technologies for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
32. Innovative Research for the Hydrogen Economy
33. Nanotechnology Applications in Industrial Chemistry
34. Reactive Separations
35. Solid State Organic Light Emitting Diodes for General Lighting
Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy
36. New Technologies for General Illumination Applications
37. Energy Efficient Membranes
38. Materials for Industrial Energy Systems
39. New Energy Sources
40. Sensors and Controls
41. Innovative Waste Heat Recovery
To view the
solicitation and full topic descriptions, go to
http://sbir.er.doe.gov/sbir/
NOTE: Closing
date for grant submission is January 6, 2004.
Announcement
from MU Research Office:
One time funds available for investment in
research
Proposals are due by 5:00 PM, January 30,
2004
The Program:
The Research Office had a balance of approximately $100,000 remaining
from FY 03’s internal funding programs. We view these
funds as extremely valuable seed money that should be invested for
a substantial return in research funding and productivity. We
would like to invest in a small number of activities that could
not be funded through other campus mechanisms (e.g., Research Council;
Research Board) and that can result in new research programs or
sustainable research infrastructure. These are one-time funds, so
the activity proposed, if successful, must lead to a self-sustaining
program in the future. We strongly encourage “risky”
proposals that have a potentially very large return, since it is
difficult to find funds for such activities. We plan to fund only
one to four proposals. This is an experimental program – if
it is successful, we hope to work towards making it part of the
internal funding profile.
Examples could be, but are not limited to:
• Funds might be used to assist faculty members
in taking the lead on a major, interdisciplinary proposal, such
as NIH Program Project Grant, NSF Center, FIBR or BioComplexity
award, etc. MU needs to do a better job of submitting large, interdisciplinary
proposals. These proposals require leadership and immense time commitments
of a dedicated faculty PI. The Research Office has heard several
anecdotes that suggest more faculty would take the lead on such
efforts, if they could just find more time. Funds might be
requested, for example, to hire assistance in the laboratory of
the PI to free up time from ongoing research activities, or to help
defray the costs of deferring teaching during a semester, or for
any other mechanism that might allow a faculty member to create
the necessary time. A proposal must identify the specific program(s)
for which a proposal will be developed, as well as the explicit
way the funds will promote the completion of a proposal.
• Funds might be used to help staff a research support center
of some type (e.g., biostatistics, GIS, etc.) that is needed to
allow faculty to be more competitive for research awards. The goal
would be to use these one-time funds to set up the beginning infrastructure
that would ultimately be maintained from grants and/or user fees.
A case would need to be made regarding how the activity would truly
enhance the ability of our faculty to get research funded.
• Funds might be used to purchase a large piece of equipment,
or to create a facility that will allow for new research proposals
to be submitted.
Submission Process:
Proposals should be submitted electronically to the Vice Provost
for Research, Jim Coleman (colemanjs@missouri.edu)
by January 30, 2004. The proposals should include:
1. A cover page that includes the title of the project and the lead
investigator’s name and contact information.
2. A project
description of no more than five pages, including
a.
a description of the activity proposed, including a list of personnel
involved in the proposal. If the activity is the submission of
a large, interdisciplinary proposal, please include information
on the program including the projected dollar amount of the proposed
submission;
b. how the investment of the one-time funds will facilitate the
proposed activity;
c. a clear description of why only one-time funds are needed and,
if appropriate, a description of how the activity will be sustained
in the future.
3. If the
proposal requires release from teaching, space, or other university
resources, then a letter from the appropriate administrator(s)
should be submitted stating a commitment to provide the necessary
released time, space or other resources.
4. A proposed
budget. There is roughly $100,000 available. It is possible that
only one award will be made, so budgets up to $100,000 will be
accepted. But, since we would like to make at least two awards,
we recommend keeping budgets below $50,000. These are internal
funds, so F&A does NOT need to be included.
Review
Process:
1. Proposals will be received in the Office of Research and screened
for compliance with the guidelines above.
2. Responsive
proposals will be forwarded to the Council of Research Administrators
for review and discussion. Proposals will be ranked as to
their contribution to the research infrastructure, sustainability,
and alignment with strategic planning priorities.
3. Recommendations
for funding will be submitted to the Vice Provost for Research
who has responsibility for final decisions.
4. Applicants
will be notified at the end of February as to the status of their
proposals.
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