Division of Research & Innovation
Highlight of Unique Upcoming DOC, NEH, NIH, and NSF Funding Opportunities
Recently published funding opportunities from a variety of federal agencies
Below please find a new installment of the Division of Research and Innovation’s unique funding opportunities overview.
If you are interested in pursuing any of these funding opportunities, please contact Research and Innovation so that we can leverage our resources to support your proposal development and submission.
Please note that the National Science Foundation has issued a revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 23-1). The new PAPPG will be effective for proposals submitted or due on or after January 30, 2023.
If you would like for certain types of funding opportunities and/or specific funding agencies to be included in upcoming Research and Innovation Newsletters, please let the Division of Research and Innovation know at researchdev@memphis.edu.
| Agency | FOA title | Parent FOA Link(s) | Application Due Dates |
| Dept. of Commerce | FY23 Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=344165 | Dec. 22, 2022 |
| NEH | Cultural and Community Resilience | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=344138 | Jan. 12, 2023 |
| NIH | Feasibility Studies to Build Collaborative Partnerships in Cancer Research (P20 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-22-239.html | LOI due Dec. 6, 2022 Full application due Jan. 6, 2023 |
| NIH - NICHD | NCMRR Early Career Research Award (R03 Clinical Trial Optional) | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-029.html | Mar. 28, 2023 Mar. 28, 2024 Mar. 28, 2025 |
| NIH - NIDA |
Avenir Award Program for Genetics or Epigenetics of Substance Use Disorders (DP1 Clinical Trial Optional) | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-021.html | Sep. 25, 2023 Sep. 25, 2024 Sep. 25, 2025 |
| NIH -NIBIB | Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for NIBIB Trailblazer Award for New and Early Stage Investigators (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=344174 | FOA expected Nov. 11, 2022 Expected application due date Feb. 16, 2023 |
| NSF | Biology Integration Institutes (BII) | https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/biology-integration-institutes-bii | Feb. 21, 2023 |
| NSF | Using the Rules of Life to Address Societal Challenges (URoL:ASC) | https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/using-rules-life-address-societal-challenges | Feb. 15, 2023 |
| NSF | Atmospheric Chemistry | https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/atmospheric-chemistry | Proposals accepted anytime |
| NSF | Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS) | https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20609/nsf20609.htm | Nov. 22, 2022 |