DRP Program – Faculty Mentored Research Program
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS (FOAs)
DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH PROJECT PROGRAM FACULTY MENTORED RESEARCH PROGRAM
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.
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*
2025 INBRE Research Awards – FOA
Research Projects (2-YR award) & Pilot Projects (1-YR award)
Research Projects (RP) funding is available up to two years with a direct cost budget not to exceed $125,000 per year. Project Leaders will be required to commit 6-person months (50% annual effort) to the project during the award period with Letters of Support from Department Chairs or higher administration officials if needed. Project Leaders will be required to include a minimum of 2 undergraduate students in the project. The DRPP anticipates awarding 8 RPs to start May 2025 with a second round of funding to begin May 2027.
Pilot Project (PP) The DRPP will offer PP funding for up to 12 months with a direct cost budget not to exceed $50,000. Project Leaders will be required to commit 3-person months (25% annual effort) to the project during the award period with Letters of Support from Department Chairs or upper administration officials if needed. Project Leaders will be required to include a minimum of 1 undergraduate student in the project. The DRPP anticipates awarding 6 PPs to start May 2025. The DRPP anticipates annual PP funding opportunities to begin May 1 of subsequent years.
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.
Applications Due: September 17, 2024 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
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, 2024 through July 31, 2024
- 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
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SHARED INSTRUMENTATION GRANTS*
No active FOA at this time.
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NEW FACULTY RECRUITMENT PACKAGES*
No active FOA at this time.
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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.
Funding Opportunities Announcements
2025 INBRE Research Awards – FOA
List of Potential Mentors
UAMS Core Facilities
UA, Fayetteville Core Facilities
Sample Budget Pages
FAQs
Contact information:
For help with identifying a mentor please contact Jerry Ware or Tom Kelly.
Jerry Ware, Ph.D.
DRP Program Director
Univ. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
(501) 686-7418
Tom Kelly, Ph.D.
INBRE Liaison for PUI Faculty
Univ. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
(501) 686-6401
For form page questions and budget assistance, please contact Caroline Miller Robinson.
Caroline Miller Robinson
Univ. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
(501) 526-6503