CYFS has compiled funding opportunities below. CYFS offers support for competitive proposal development, and conducting, supporting, and sharing your research without charge. To get started, please email cyfs@unl.edu or complete the research support interest form.
NEW! U.S. Department of Ed. - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities. Preparation of Related Services Personnel Serving Children with Disabilities who Have High-Intensity Needs.
The purposes of this program are to (1) help address State-identified needs for personnel preparation in early intervention, special education, related services, and regular education to work with children, including infants, toddlers, and youth, with disabilities; and (2) ensure that those personnel have the necessary skills and knowledge, derived from practices that have been determined through scientifically based research, to be successful in serving those children.
Deadline: January 16, 2024
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NEW! NIH - Effectiveness of Implementing Sustainable Evidence-Based Mental Health Practices in Low-Resource Settings to Achieve Mental Health Equity for Traditionally Underserved Populations (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
This initiative is focused on developing and testing the effectiveness of strategies to deliver evidence-based mental health services, treatment interventions, and/or preventive interventions (EBPs) in low-resource mental health specialty and non-specialty settings within the United States, where EBPs are not currently delivered or delivered with fidelity, such that there are disparities in mental health and related functional outcomes (e.g., employment, educational attainment, stable housing retention and integration in the community, treatment of comorbid substance use disorders).
Letter of Intent Deadline: 30 days before application due date.
Deadline(s): NIH Standard Deadlines. Next submission deadline: February 5, 2024.
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NEW! Department of Health and Human Services - Forecasted Grant Opportunity: Behavioral Health Integration Into Community Settings
The purpose of this program is to promote healthy social and emotional development and behavioral health of mothers, children and families where they live, learn and play, and to address shortages in the mental and behavioral health workforce.
Estimated Post Date: Jan 08, 2024
Estimated Application Deadline: Apr 08, 2024
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NIFA Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program (FASLP)
FASLP provides awards up to $240,000 (including indirect costs) to support 1) projects that bring together stakeholders from the distinct parts of the food system to increase the capacity for food, garden, and nutrition education within host organizations or entities, such as school cafeterias and classrooms, while fostering higher levels of community engagement between farms and school systems and 2) the development of leadership skills, knowledge, and qualities necessary to prepare students for food and agricultural and related careers in the private sector, government, and academia. This is a limited submission (one proposal per applicant organization).
Deadline: December 7
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IES NCER Education Research Training (84.305B)
NCER will consider applications that address one of the following topics: Early Career Development and Mentoring Program for Education Research, and Methods Training for Education Researchers. Awards range from $80,000-$267,000 for projects up to 4 years.
Deadline: January 11
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IES NCER Statistical and Research Methodology in Education (84.305D)
NCER will consider applications that address one of the following topics: Core Grants (which supports the development of new and improved statistical and research methods and their dissemination to education researchers); and Toolkits, Guidelines, Compendia, and Review Papers. Awards range from $100,000-300,000 for projects up to 3 years.
Deadline: January 11
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IES NCER Research Networks Focused on Critical Problems of Education Policy and Practice (84.305N)
NCER will consider applications that address one of the following topics: Career and Technical Education (CTE) Network, and Digital Learning Platforms Network. CTE awards range from $200,000-800,000 for projects up to 4 years. Digital Learning awards range from $200,000-500,000 for projects up to 2 years.
Deadline: January 11
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NIH Health and Health Care Disparities Among Persons Living with Disabilities (R01 - Clinical Trials Optional)
The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to support novel and innovative research that examines and/or intervenes on the underlying and multilevel causes, pathways, and factors adversely impacting the health and well-being of persons with disabilities at the intersections of race and ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.
Deadline: February 5, June 5
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NSF EHR Core Research: Building Capacity in STEM Education Research
ECR’s Building Capacity in STEM Education Research (ECR: BCSER) supports projects that build investigators’ capacity to carry out high-quality STEM education research that will enhance the nation’s STEM education enterprise. In addition, ECR: BCSER seeks to broaden the pool of researchers who can advance knowledge regarding STEM learning and learning environments, broadening participation in STEM fields, and STEM workforce development.
Deadline: February 23
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Great Plains IDeA-CTR Team Development Pilot
The Team Development grant will provide up to $50,000 over one year to foster new team formation with cross-disciplinary and cross institutional integration of basic, preclinical, clinical implementation, and public health research. Research priorities include behavioral health, chronic disease, and injury prevention and violence. Single investigators working in isolation are not eligible; teams must have a minimum of two co-PIs from different disciplines.
Deadline: Letter of Intent (required) deadline: September 5; Invited proposal deadline: October 27
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Great Plains IDeA-CTR Research Pilot
The Team Research Pilot Program will provide up to $100,000 over one year to support existing clinical and translational research teams/projects. Research priorities include behavioral health, chronic disease, and injury prevention and violence. Single investigators working in isolation are not eligible; teams must have a minimum of two co-PIs from different disciplines.
Deadline: Letter of Intent (required) deadline: September 5; Invited proposal deadline: October 27
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NSF Advancing Informal Science Learning (AISL)
The AISL Program is committed to funding research and practice, with continued focus on investigating a range of informal STEM learning (ISL) experiences and environments that make lifelong learning a reality. The current solicitation encourages proposals from institutions and organizations that serve public audiences, and specifically focus on public engagement with and understanding of STEM, including community STEM; public participation in scientific research (PPSR); science communication; intergenerational STEM engagement; and STEM media. The AISL Program funds five types of projects: (1) Synthesis; (2) Conference; (3) Partnership Development and Planning; (4) Integrating Research and Practice; and (5) Research in Support of Wide-reaching Public Engagement with STEM.
Deadline: January 10
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NIH Research with Activities Related to Diversity (ReWARD)
This program’s overarching goal is to enhance the breadth and geographical location of research and research-related activities supported by NIH. The grant will support scientific research in areas related to the programmatic interests of one or more of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) and ongoing DEIA activities focused on enhancing diversity in the biomedical research enterprise within the United States and territories.
Deadline: October 5, February 5, June 5
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