Local and State Funding Opportunities

Funder & Program

Notes

Deadlines (Approx.)

Black Hawk County Gaming Association

UNI Guidelines

November 1, February 1, May 1, and August 1

Iowa Arts Council

Major Grants: April 1 and October 1; Mini Grants: 1st working day of each month

Humanities Iowa

UNI cannot have more than one HI grant at a time per academic department or administrative unit

Major Grants: May 1 and October 1: Mini Grants: Continuously

Private Funding Opportunities

Funder & Program

Notes

Deadlines (Approx.)

Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation – Beckman Young Investigator Program

No more than two (2) candidates may apply from any one institution.

October 1 - not currently accepting applications

Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation – Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Program

Awardees are typically in departments that do not grant a doctoral degree. Institutions may submit only one Henry Dreyfus nomination annually.

May - August (varies)

William T. Grant Foundation – William T. Grant Scholars Program

Only one candidate may be nominated in one year from any major division of an institution (e.g., College of Arts and Sciences, Medical School,) In cases where an institution nominates more than one candidate, a central administrative officer must write a letter confirming that the applicants represent distinct university schools or divisions.

early July (varies)

American Honda Foundation

One proposal system wide may be submitted for each round. Only one project may be funded per year.

February 1, May 1, August 1, November 1

Federal Funding Opportunities

Funder & Program

Notes

Deadlines (Approx.)

Federal Direct Appropriation Requests

October 1

U.S. Department of Education

Upward Bound Program (Includes Regular Upward Bound(UB), Veterans Upward Bound (VUB), and Upward Bound Math and Science (UBMS)

An applicant may submit more than one application, if each separate application describes a project that will serve students at different target schools and/or target populations. A secondary school applicant must submit a certification that there is no other eligible entity in the proposed target area that is capable of carrying out a UB program project.

November 1 (every four years)

National Endowment for the Arts

Funder & Program

Notes

Deadlines (Approx.)

American Masterpieces: Chamber Music

Organizations are limited to one application.

October 1

American Masterpieces: Presenting

Organizations are limited to one application.

September/October (varies)

American Masterpieces: Choral Music

Organizations are limited to one application.

September 1

American Masterpieces: Visual Arts Touring

Organizations are limited to one application.

September 1

Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) Access to Artistic Excellence

An organization may submit only one application unless it qualifies as an independent component--equivalent to a stand-alone institution with a separate mission; or, is part of a consortium application with a distinctly different project.

March 1 and August 1

Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) Challenge America Fast-Track Review Grants

An organization may submit only one application unless it qualifies as an independent component--equivalent to a stand-alone institution with a separate mission; or, is part of a consortium application with a distinctly different project.

May 1

Grants for Arts Project (GAP) Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth

An organization may submit only one application unless it qualifies as an independent component--equivalent to a stand-alone institution with a separate mission; or, is part of a consortium application with a distinctly different project.

May 1

National Endowment for the Humanities

Funder & Program

Notes

Deadlines (Approx.)

Preservation Assistance Grants (for Smaller Institutions)

An institution may submit only one application per deadline for a Preservation Assistance Grant.

early May

Challenge Grants

Institutions are permitted to apply for or hold only one NEH challenge grant at a time, but they are eligible to apply for subsequent NEH challenge grants beginning in the fourth year after the closing date of their most recent NEH challenge grant. For example, if a grant closes in 2006, the earliest year to submit a subsequent grant application would be 2010.  Applicants may apply either at the May or the November deadline, but not both within the same 12-month period.

May 1

Summer Stipends

Each college and university in the United States and its jurisdictions may nominate two faculty members. Each can be either a junior or a senior faculty member. UNI Guidelines

September/October (varies)

National Science Foundation (Select Programs for UNI)

Funder & Program

Notes

Deadlines (Approx.)

Math and Science Partnership (Partnership categories: Targeted, Institute, MSP-Start or Phase II)

An IHE, nonprofit organization or consortia of such institutions or organizations may be the Lead partner in only one proposal among any of the Partnership categories--Targeted, Institute, MSP-Start or Phase II. Organizations may be a non-Lead partner on more than one proposal. For this competition, an IHE and its institutionally affiliated foundation or research foundation are considered to be the same organization. There are no limits on the number of RETA proposals submitted by an organization.

March 1 - Ltr of Int February 1 - Optional- Targ. Part., Inst. Part., MSP-Start Part., Phase II Part., RETA Proj. Full Proposal: March 1 Targ. Part., Inst. Part., MSP-Start Part., Phase II Part., RETA Proj. April 1 Innov through Inst Integration

CISE Pathways to Revitalized Undergraduate Computing Education (CPATH) – Institutional Transformation Track – Conceptual Development and Planning (CDP)

An academic institution may submit or participate in no more than one TI and one CDP proposal.

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CISE Pathways to Revitalized Undergraduate Computing Education (CPATH) – Institutional Transformation Track – Transformative Implementation (TI)

An academic institution may submit or participate in no more than one TI and one CDP proposal.

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Cyberinfrastructure Training, Education, Advancement, and Mentoring for Our 21st Century Workforce (CI-TEAM)

An organization may submit only one proposal (either a CI-TEAM Implementation or Demonstration Project) as the lead organization in response to this solicitation. There is no limit to the number of proposals on which an organization may appear as a subawardee or as a non-lead organization.

March 1

ADVANCE: Increasing Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers – Institutional Transformation (IT)

Organizations may submit only one Institutional Transformation proposal.

October 1 - letter of intent; November 1 - full proposal

Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)

An institution may submit one proposal from each constituent school or college that awards degrees in an eligible field.

July 1 - letter of intent; August 1 - full proposal

Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program

An institution, on its own or as a member of a consortium, may submit no more than one Noyce proposal per Noyce competition. For FY 2008, proposals are being solicited in six EHR programs that advance I3 goals: CREST, ITEST, MSP, Noyce, RDE, and TCUP. Given the focus on institutional integration, an institution may submit only one proposal to the I3 competition in only one program.

March 1

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP)

An institution that awards baccalaureate degrees is allowed to submit only one Type 1 proposal, or to be part of only one consortium submitting a Type 1 proposal.

September 1

Leadership-Class System Acquisition – Creating a Petascale Computing Environment for Science and Engineering

An eligible organization (campus) may submit only one preliminary proposal to this competition. A full proposal may only be submitted by an organization invited to do so after the required preliminary proposals have been reviewed. There is no restriction on the number of preliminary proposals or full proposals in which an organization may appear as a sub-awardee.

February 1

Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) in Engineering

Only one proposal may be submitted by a U.S. academic institution, college/department of engineering or college/department of engineering technology as the lead institution, with the following exception: A U.S. academic institution may submit a second proposal as the lead institution, only if it is focused on the societal, ethical, economic and/or environmental issues relevant to nanotechnology. Only one proposal may be submitted by a PI. The lead PI must hold a faculty appointment within a college/department of engineering or college/department of engineering technology within the submitting U.S. academic institution.

April 1

Active Nanostructure and Nanosystems (ANN)

A. Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Teams (NIRT): An organization – a university, or a campus in a multi-campus university -- may submit no more than two (2) proposals on which it is the lead organization in response to this solicitation. The same organization may be a collaborative partner in any number of other multi-organization group proposals in which it is not the lead.

November 1

B. Nanoscale Exploratory Research (NER): An organization – a university or a campus in a multi-campus university -- may submit no more than two (2) proposals on which it is the lead organization in response to this NER solicitation. An exception is made for an additional NER proposal that may be submitted in "Societal and Educational Issues Associated with Long-term Research Science and Engineering Advances" (see Research and Education Themes in Section II). At least one NER proposal submitted by an organization must have a P.I. or co-P.I. at the level of assistant professor or equivalent.

Directorate for Engineering (ENG) Research Experiences for Teachers (RET)

A PI may submit only one proposal. Only two proposals may be submitted by a U.S. academic institution, college/department of engineering or college/department of engineering technology as the lead institution.

first Monday in October

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I

This solicitation will only accept a maximum of 4 proposals in total per organization.

June 1

Geoscience Education Program (GeoEd)

Track 2 (Organizations)--An organization (e.g., university or museum) may be the lead organization on only one Track 2 proposal per competition.

October 1

Instrumentation for Materials Research – Major Instrumentation Projects (IMR-MIP)

An institution may submit at most one IMR-MIP proposal in a given year, whether for CED or for CNST.

June 1

Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities: Departmental Multi-User Instrumentation (CRIF:MU)

A maximum of two CRIF:MU proposals per institution will be accepted . If an institution submits two proposals, at least one of the two proposals must involve cyberinfrastructure.

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Informal Science Education (ISE)

An institution or organization (campus) may serve as lead in no more than the following numbers of proposals under ISE consideration at the same time: three Preliminary Proposals and three Full Proposals for Project Grants; three proposals in total for Planning Grants and/or Conference, Symposia, and Workshop Grants. A proposal that is substantially similar to another proposal from the same institution or organization that is under consideration by ISE or other NSF program will be returned without review.

Letter of Intent (required) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time): July 1
Deadline: December 1

Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (EESE)

An eligible organization, as defined above, may submit only one proposal as the lead organization.

March 1

General Social Survey (GSS) Competition

A PI may be listed as PI on only one proposal. Only one proposal is allowed from an organization.

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Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program Instrument Development and Acquisition

An organization may submit or be included as a partner or subawardee in no more than three proposals. If an organization submits or is included as a partner or subawardee in three proposals, at least one of the three proposals must be for instrument development.

Letter of Intent Due Date (required): Dec 1 Req. only for acquisition requests between $2 million and $4 million. See full text of solicitation. Full Proposal Deadlines: Fourth Thursday in Jan, Annually

Partnership for International Research and Education (PIRE)

An eligible U.S. institution may submit a maximum of three preliminary proposals as the lead institution.

February 1

Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)

An institution may submit only one proposal as lead from either a single institution or from a multi-institutional proposal.

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