Arkansas INBRE

The Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) invites faculty with research interests in the biomedical sciences at predominately-undergraduate institutions (PUIs) to submit an application to the Faculty Mentored Research Program.

These funding opportunities are intended to strengthen the science departments at the PUIs by providing biomedical research opportunities for faculty and students.

The research theme of the Arkansas INBRE is Cellular Signaling, Growth, and Differentiation.

Eligibility Requirements:

• All applicants are required to attend one of the INBRE Grant Writing Workshops in order to be eligible to apply for a grant.
• Eligible Applicants include full-time permanent faculty members with an unmodified title at the rank of Assistant Professor or higher at a PUI in Arkansas.  Investigators from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences are not eligible to apply.

Applicants must identify a senior investigator at one of the Lead Institutions (UAMS or UAF) to serve as a mentor. In addition to research expertise in the appropriate field, the mentor should have successful NIH grant writing experience and be willing to review and critique grant proposals and manuscripts prior to submission. For help with identifying a mentor please contact Jerry Ware or Tom Kelly. For a list of potential mentors click here.

All applications will be peer reviewed and evaluated on scientific and technical merit along with the involvement of undergraduate students.  Following the peer review process all funding recommendations will be submitted to the AR INBRE External Advisory Committee and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences for final approval.

All applications are to use the NIH 398 Form pages and instructions found at the following web site.  http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html

Completed applications (forms, narrative, references, support letters, IRB/IACUC approvals, etc.,) should be sent via e-mail as a single PDF file from your institutional signing official to INBREApplication@uams.edu.  Proposals submitted directly by faculty will not be accepted. 

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RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT GRANTS*

No active FOA at this time.

The funding of a Research Development Grant (RDG) is a multi-year grant designed to help faculty at the PUIs in Arkansas conduct biomedical research in their own PUI laboratory.  A recipient of an RDG or Project Leader (PL) must commit 50% effort to research over the calendar-year as guaranteed by a letter from his or her institution.  Undergraduate student participation in the research is a mandatory component of the RD grants.

Each PL is required to identify a research mentor, from one of the INBRE Lead Institutions, with expertise in the scientific area of the proposed research. If you have any questions or need help identifying a suitable mentor, please contact Dr. Jerry Ware, Director of the DRP Program.

Eligibility Requirements:

• All applicants to have attended one of the INBRE Grant Writing Workshops to be eligible to apply for a grant.
• Eligible Applicants include full-time permanent faculty members with an unmodified title at the rank of Assistant Professor or higher at the PUIs in Arkansas.  Investigators from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences are not eligible to apply.

Funding Period:  January 1, 2023 – April 30, 2025

We anticipate awarding 8-10 RDG proposals.

Minimum Effort:  50% Calendar Year
Student Participation:  Minimum of 2 undergraduate students annually
Maximum Request:    
Year 1 (Jan. 1, 2023 – April 30, 2023) $   35,000 Direct Costs
Year 2 (May 1, 2023 – April 30, 2024) $100,000 Direct Costs
Year 3 (May 1, 2024 – April 30, 2025) $100,000 Direct Costs

Total allowable direct costs All Years: $235,000

Indirect costs (F&A) are in addition to the $235,000 allowable direct costs.

Letters of intent Due:  January 30, 2022

A letter is not required and is not binding. The letter from the PL should include a descriptive title and a brief outline of the proposed study. The LOI provides the Arkansas INBRE administration an estimate of the review workload and facilitates plans for the review.

Applications Due: April 4, 2022 by 5:00 PM

All proposals must be submitted by the signing official of your institution.  Completed applications (forms, narrative, references, support letters, IRB/IACUC approvals, etc.) should be sent via e-mail as a single PDF file to INBREApplication@uams.edu.

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SUMMER MANUSCRIPT SUPPORT (SMS)
No active FOA at this time.

The Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) recognizes the unprecedented challenges the past year has brought to our PUI faculty. Therefore, the Arkansas INBRE Developmental Research Project Program (DRPP) is issuing a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) that would support faculty in the preparation of a manuscript for publication. The goal of this opportunity is to provide faculty protected time to write and submit a peer-reviewed manuscript.

Key points for the SMS mechanism:

• The funding period would be June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023
• Allowable expenses would include up to one-month salary plus fringe benefits for the faculty member
• Publication costs can be covered following acceptance of a manuscript and an invoice from the PUI to UAMS
• Eligible applicants must be a faculty member with an appointment at a primarily undergraduate institution in the Arkansas INBRE network.  Faculty with appointments at either UAMS or UAF are not eligible.  INBRE Research and Development awardees and current Summer Research awardees are not eligible
• The focus of the publication would have to be in an area related to human health and preference will be given to manuscripts including undergraduate students as co-authors
• Non allowable expenses include supplies, equipment, student stipends and travel
• By accepting the award, the faculty member would commit to submitting a manuscript for publication in a peer-reviewed journal

IMPORTANT:  A simple email note of Intent to Apply should be sent to the Arkansas
INBRE INBREApplication@uams.edu, no later than March 28^th (5 pm CST). 

Final applications are due by 5:00 PM, April 10, 2023 and should be emailed by your ISO to INBREApplication@uams.edu. 

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SUMMER RESEARCH GRANTS
Applications Due by COB October 25, 2023

SRG FOA Summer 2024

The funding of Summer Research Grants is designed to help faculty at the PUIs in Arkansas to either launch a new research project or make significant progress with ongoing research that would not be possible with teaching commitments during the academic year. A recipient of a Summer Research Grant or Project Leader (PL) commits 100% effort to full-time research during the 10-week summer period, as guaranteed by a letter from his or her institution.  Work may be done in the PL’s or Mentor’s laboratory, or both; and student involvement is mandatory.  Please read the FOA for additional requirements.

Each PL is required to identify a research Mentor, from one of the two Lead Institutions (UAMS or UAF), with expertise in the scientific area of the proposed research. If you have any questions or need help identifying a suitable Mentor, please contact Dr. Jerry Ware,  Director of the DRP Program or Dr. Tom Kelly.

Eligibility Requirements:

• All applicants to have attended one of the INBRE Grant Writing Workshops to be eligible to apply for a grant.
• Eligible Applicants include full-time permanent faculty members with an unmodified title at the rank of Assistant Professor or higher at the PUIs in Arkansas.  Investigators from the the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences are not eligible to apply.

Funding Period:  May 2024 – August 2024

Minimum Effort:  100% Summer Months (2.3 summer months)
Student Participation:  Mandatory 
Maximum Request:  $30,000 in direct costs
Indirect costs (F&A) are in addition to the allowable direct costs of $30,000.

All applications are to use the NIH 398 Form pages and instructions found at the following web site.  http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html

Please read the FOA for additional requirements.

Completed applications (forms, narrative, references, support letters, IRB/IACUC approvals, etc,) should be sent via e-mail as a single PDF file from your institutional signing official (ISO) to INBREApplication@uams.edu.

Proposals submitted directly by faculty will not be accepted. 

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COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH GRANTS
Applications due by COB October 25, 2023

CRG FOA 2024-2025

The Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) invites faculty with research interests in the biomedical sciences at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs) to submit an application to the Arkansas INBRE Developmental Research Project Program.

This FOA is directed to PUI faculty with an intent to foster synergistic and collaborative approaches between PUI faculty from different institutions, or between PUI faculty and faculty at either of the two Arkansas INBRE lead institutions, the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville or the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. The intent is to strengthen the Arkansas network of biomedical research to the benefit of both faculty and students in the state. Similar in format to Multiple Principal Investigator (MPI) proposals solicited by the NIH, the Collaborative Research Grant (CRG) offers PUI faculty an opportunity to establish collaborative arrangements to strengthen their research by leveraging facilities and or expertise not readily available within the faculty member’s own laboratory. In addition, an opportunity to expose undergraduate students to other laboratories offers an added enrichment to the student’s research experience.

CRG Grants can vary in length and must include undergraduate student involvement at the PUI site(s).  Up to $40,000 in direct costs can be requested but a minimum of 60% of the funds should be for research at a PUI.  If the CRG involves Project Leaders from 2 different PUIs, the funds can be split as deemed appropriate for each PL.  If the CRG involves a Project Leader from a PUI and a Project Leader from a lead institution, funds cannot be used for salary support of the Project Leader at the lead institution.  Funds to the lead institution (up to 40% of the total budget) can be used for technician time, animal costs, reagent costs, or any research-associated cost that is not faculty salary support.  A single PUI Project Leader must be designated the “contact” Project Leader (PL1) and the submission of the entire proposal will be from PL1’s institution.

Funding Period:  September 1, 2024 – April 30, 2025
Student Participation:  Mandatory at the PUIs
Maximum Request:  $40,000 in direct costs
Indirect costs (F&A) are in addition to the allowable direct costs of $40,000.

All applications are to use the NIH 398 Form pages and instructions found at the following web site.  http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html

Please read the FOA for additional details pertaining to the application.

Completed applications (forms, narrative, references, support letters, IRB/IACUC approvals, etc.) should be sent via e-mail as a single PDF file from your institutional signing official to INBREApplication@uams.edu. 

Proposals submitted directly by faculty will not be accepted. 

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SHARED INSTRUMENTATION GRANTS*

Applications due by COB October 9, 2023.

Shared Equipment FOA 2023-2024

Applications that propose to purchase scientific equipment that will be used by multiple investigators and institutions will receive highest priority. As in the past, the most meritorious proposals for shared instrumentation will be those that will be used for both research and educational purposes.

Only one award per institution will be made.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Eligible Applicants include full-time permanent faculty members with an unmodified title at the rank of Assistant Professor or higher at the PUIs in Arkansas.  Investigators from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences are not eligible to apply.

Funding Period: November 1, 2023 – April 30, 2024

Maximum Request: $50,000

Applications Due:  5:00 PM – October 9, 2023

Completed applications (forms, narrative, letters of support,) should be sent via e-mail as a single PDF file from your institutional signing official to INBREApplication@uams.edu.  Proposals submitted directly by faculty will not be accepted. 

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NEW FACULTY RECRUITMENT PACKAGES*
No active FOA at this time.

The Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) announces a funding opportunity to support faculty recruitment within the Arkansas INBRE network of Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUI). Continuing the Arkansas INBRE commitment to strengthening IDeA state biomedical research, we intend to fund one $100,000 award.  This award will complete our goal of providing awards to five different partner or affiliate PUIs during the 5-year funding period ($500,000 total) that began May 2020.

Applications to be considered are being solicited with an application due date is December 1, 2021.  Applicant institutions are to provide a letter (3 page maximum) addressed to the Arkansas INBRE, Principal Investigator, Dr. Lawrence Cornett and emailed as a single pdf to by your institutional signing official INBREApplication@uams.edu. Please see the FOA for information for the application details..

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Please note:  *All Funding Announcements are contingent upon the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences receiving an award from the National Institutes of Health with adequate funding for each program component.