NSF and NIH Unique Funding Opportunities
Highlighting potential support to further research
The Division of Research & Innovation will be providing highlights of unique, non-standard funding opportunities in upcoming R+I newsletters. These highlights are not intended to be exhaustive; they will highlight upcoming funding opportunities relevant to research active departments and faculty.
If you would like certain types of funding opportunities and/or specific funding agencies to be included in upcoming Research & Innovation newsletters, contact Research Development at researchdev@memphis.edu.
If you are interested in pursuing any of these funding opportunities, contact us so we can leverage our resources to support your proposal development and submission.
| Agency | FOA title | Parent FOA Link(s) | Application Due Date(s) |
| NSF | IUSE/Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED) | https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22587/nsf22587.htm | July 19, 2022 |
| NSF | Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (CyberTraining) | https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22574/nsf22574.htm | May 16, 2022 January 19, 2023 |
| NSF | Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Computing in Undergraduate Education (IUSE: CUE) | https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22588/nsf22588.htm | August 18, 2022 |
| NSF | Future of Semiconductors (FuSe) | https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22589/nsf22589.htm | July 18, 2022 |
| NIH | Pilot Projects Investigating Understudied G Protein-Coupled Receptors, Ion Channels, and Protein Kinases (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-22-024.html | LOI: June 15, 2022 Application: July 15, 2022 |
| NIH - NIAAA | Alcohol Health Services Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-22-156.htm | June 5, 2022 October 5, 2022 February 5, 2023 |
| NIH- NIAAA | Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Research (R01 Clinical Trial Required) | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-22-158.html | June 5, 2022 October 5, 2022 February 5, 2023 |
| NIH - NIMH | Laboratories to Optimize Digital Health (R01 Clinical Trial Required) | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-22-154.html |
June 5, 2022 The same dates are repeated until February 5, 2025 |
| NIH - NIDCD | NIDCD Research Opportunities for New Investigators to Promote Workforce Diversity (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DC-23-001.html | August 5, 2022 December 5, 2022 April 6, 2023 August 4, 2023 |
| NIH - NCI | Development of Innovative Informatics Methods and Algorithms for Cancer Research and Management (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-22-021.html | June 14, 2022 November 17, 2022 |
| NIH - NIMH |
Understanding Suicide Risk and Protective Factors among Black Youth (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Understanding Suicide Risk and Protective Factors among Black Youth (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) |
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-22-141.html https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-22-140.html |
October 19, 2022 June 20, 2023 |
| NIH - NIMHD and NCI | Understanding and Addressing Misinformation among Populations that Experience Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trials Optional) | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MD-22-008.html | May 31, 2022 November 13, 2022 |
| NIH - NIBIB and NICHD | Team-Based Design in Biomedical Engineering Education (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-22-000.html | May 30, 2022 May 30, 2023 May 30, 2024 |