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It’s new funding Friday! Check out some of the grants that recently came through our Office of Sponsored Programs AND find your next funding opportunity.

$2,225,650. Tara Ward, Center for Youth, Family and Community Partnerships. “NC High Fidelity Wraparound Training Program – FY 2025.” Sponsor: NCDHHS Division of Child and Family Well-Being.

$1,109,517. Renée Norris, Center for Housing and Community Studies. “Tenant Education Advocacy Mediation.” Sponsor: Guilford County.

$972,925. Willow Burgess-Johnson, Center for Youth, Family and Community Partnerships. “NC Youth & Family Voices Amplified Program – FY2025.” Sponsor: NCDHHS Division of Child and Family Well-Being.

$799,999. Hemali Rathnayake, Nanoscience. “Acquisition of a 3D Super-Resolution Live Cell Imaging Microscope for Interdisciplinary Graduate Research and Educational Training.” Sponsor: United States Department of Defense.

$784,369. Jigna Morarji Dharod, Nutrition; Jasmine DeJesus. “Breastfeeding intervention to prevent obesity among Latine children.” Sponsor: NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

$749,707 (continuing award, $4,470,973). Christopher Kelly, Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations. “Principal Preparation for Excellence and Equity in Rural Schools (PPEERS).” Sponsor: University of North Carolina System Office.

$494,093 (continuing award, $988,860). Jennifer Deaton, Nutrition. “Expanding the Trauma-Informed Professional Pipeline: Bridging the Gap for Underserved CAYs in Health Professional Shortage Areas (ETIPP) .” Sponsor: HHS Health Resources and Services Administration.

$450,000. Ayalew Osena, Biology. “Collaborative Research: Deciphering the mechanisms of iron acquisition and accumulation in the underutilized ancient crop tef (Eragrostis tef).” Sponsor: NSF.

$373,116 (continuing award, $1,463,762). Sandra Hunter, Special Support Services. “Student Support Services Program.” Sponsor: US Department of Education.

$299,999. Sarah Koerner, Biology; Kimberly Komatsu. “SEED Grant: Exploring the role of nutrient-based mutualisms in the production and restoration of longleaf pine savanna.” Sponsor: USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

$294,330. Hamid Nadir, Information, Library, and Research Sciences. “Collaborative Research: CISE MSI: RDP: IIS: Integrating Biology and Computer Science through Embodied Robotics in Elementary Classrooms.” Sponsor: NSF.

$282,201. LaTesha Velez, Information, Library, and Research Sciences. “Using Big Data to Visualize the Representation of Marginalized Identities.” Sponsor: Institute of Museum and Library Sciences.

$272,364 (continuing award, $1,330,392). Sandra Hunter, Special Support Services. “Student Support Services STEM-H Program.” Sponsor: US Department of Education.

$271,056 (continuing award, $1,324,005). Sandra Hunter, Special Support Services. “UNCG McNair Program Grant Application FY2022.” Sponsor: US Department of Education.

$261,054 (continuing award, $2,720,542). Nicholas Oberlies, Chemistry & Biochemistry. “Discovery of anticancer agents of diverse natural origin.” Sponsor: NIH.

$260,000. Ratnasingham Shivaji, Mathematics and Statistics. “Collaborative Research: Mathematical and experimental analysis of the interaction between competitors and a shared predator – from patches to landscapes.” Sponsor: NSF.

$250,000. Jonathan Chekan, Chemistry & Biochemistry. “LEAPS-MPS: Engineering and Evolution of Copper-Dependent Enzymes for Targeted Peptide Cyclization.” Sponsor: NSF Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences.

$229,500 (continuing award). Robert Cassell, Center for New North Carolinians. “2024-2025 AmeriCorps ACCESS Project.” Sponsor: Corporation for National and Community Service.

$224,102 (continuing award, $896,408). Christie Tongier, Human Development and Family Studies. “Access to Child Care Enhances Student Success (ACCESS) Project.” Sponsor: US Department of Education.

$210,975 (continuing award, $1,054,875). Nadja Cech, Chemistry & Biochemistry. “The Center for High Content Functional Annotation of Natural Products.” Sponsor: University of California at Santa Cruz.

$189,811. Tetyana Ignatova, Nanoscience; Eric Josephs. “2024 NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering (NSE) Grantees Conference; Alexandria, Virginia; 9-10 December 2024.” Sponsor: NSF.

$175,000 (continuing award, $675,000.). Tetyana Ignatova, Nanoscience. “Advanced tunable and functional materials for soldier protection.” Sponsor: US Department of Defense.

$165,000 (continuing award, $825,000). Sherine Obare, Nanoscience and Nanoengineering. “NNCI: Southeastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor (SENIC)” Sponsor: The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia by and on behalf of Georgia Institute of Technology.

$150,000. Jianjun Wei, Nanoscience. “Advanced Biochar and Carbon Materials Derived from Woody Biomass for Environmental Remediation.” Sponsor: USDA National Forest Service.

$149,706. Colin Post, Information, Library and Research Sciences. “Building a Foundation Collect Independent Digital Games in Libraries.” Sponsor: Institute of Museum and Library Sciences.

$110,864. Perry Flynn, Communication Sciences and Disorders. “Exceptional Children State Speech-Language Consultant (2024-2025).” Sponsor: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

$91,818. Regina McCoy, Undergraduate Student Success. “GEAR UP NC.” Sponsor: University of North Carolina System Office.

$84,912. Lauren Haldeman, Nutrition. “Formative Study to Inform the Development of the Summer Meals Site Placement Tool to Provide Equitable Access to Summer Meals.” Sponsor: Duke University.

$68,200. Stephen Holland, Economics. “Unifying Short-run and Long-run Perspectives: A guide for future research.” Sponsor: Meta, Inc.

$52,065 (continuing award, $246,417). Amanda Tanner, Public Health Education. “Harnessing the power of peer navigation and mHealth to reduce health disparities in Appalachia.” Sponsor: Wake Forest University.

$50,633 (continuing award, $194,352). Amanda Tanner, Public Health Education. “Exploring the consequences of food insecurity and harnessing the power of peer navigation and mHealth to reduce food insecurity and cardiometabolic comorbidities among persons with HIV.” Sponsor: Wake Forest University.

$50,628 (continuing award, $1,245,434). Jessica McNeil, Kinesiology. “Linking insufficient sleep with body weight in Black emerging adults.” Sponsor: NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

$38,996. Dora Gicheva, Economics. “Research and Evaluation Support with Guilford County Schools.” Sponsor: Guilford County Schools.

$34,000. Janet Howard, Center For Youth, Family and Community Partnerships. “Bridge Funding for Early Childhood Specialist.” Sponsor: The Cemala Foundation, Inc.

$20,000. Eric Josephs, Nanoscience. “BioMADE BUILD Academic Challenge (BBAC).” Sponsor: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

$16,660 (continuing award, $49,980). Thomas Weighill, Mathematics and Statistics; Sat Gupta, Michael Hull, Igor Erovenko, Jianping Sun. “Conference: The Annual UNCG Regional Mathematics & Statistics Conference (2023-2025).” Sponsor: NSF Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences.

$13,841. Brent Wolfe, Community and Therapeutic Recreation. “Camp Blue Skies GA 2024-2025.” Sponsor: Camp Blue Skies Foundation.

$10,800 (continuing award, $21,600). Minjeong Kim, Computer Sciences. “Promoting Collaborative Research on Human Connectome Analysis for Substance Use Disorders.” Sponsor: University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.

$10,426. Noel Mazade, Office of Research and Engagement. “Texas LFA FY2024.” Sponsor: University of North Carolina Wilmington.

$9,000. Julie Edmunds, SERVE. “Strengthening Social-Emotional Learning in High Schools with Integrated Multi-Tiered Mindfulness Programming.” Sponsor: University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.

$5,474. Christopher Walheim, Psychology. “Collaborative Research: EAGER: 3T Ultra-High-Resolution Imaging of Hippocampal Subfields and Cortical Regions During Mnemonic Discrimination.” Sponsor: NSF.

New Funding Opportunities 8/30/2024

Find your next funding opportunity here. Below is a August 30, 2024 roundup of recently announced funding opportunities curated by the Sponsored Programs, Research Development, and Research and Engagement offices. Coming soon: Recent funding opportunities will arrive directly in your inbox via our Funding Opportunities @UNCG weekly email. Subscribe here.

9/30/24, IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management National Operations Center (NOC) Forest and Woodlands Resource Management, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management.

9/30/24, IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management National Operations Center (NOC) Invasive and Noxious Plant Management Program, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management.

9/30/24, IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management National Operations Center (NOC) Plant Conservation and Restoration Management, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management.

9/30/24, IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management National Operations Center (NOC) Recreation and Visitor Services Program, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management.

9/30/24, IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management National Operations Center (NOC) Threatened and Endangered Species Program, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management.

9/30/24, IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management National Operations Center (NOC) Wildlife Resource Management, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management.

10/18/24, Knowledge SUCCESS II, Agency for International Development.

10/22/24, Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. – Systems Coordination Provider, HHS HRSA.

10/22/24, Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. – Technical Assistance Provider, HHS HRSA.

10/23/24, Combating Sports Corruption, Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics – Law Enforcement.

11/1/24, NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities – Fall 2025, NASA.

11/19/24, Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Congress (U13, Clinical Trials Not Allowed), HHS NIH.