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The tool is powerful and thus far the best tool UCI has found on the market for funding searches. Read more about Pivot here on the Office of Research website. The School of Medicine Research Development Unit (RDU) offers Pivot consultations! Schedule a consultation with the RDU The RDU can also conduct targeted funding opportunity searches for you. Request Targeted Funding Search Highlighted Funding Opportunities Anti-Cancer Challenge Pilot Projects The Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (CFCCC) is pleased to release the Request for Proposals for our 2022 Anti-Cancer Challenge Pilot Projects. This competition offers awards of $20,000–$60,000 (total direct costs) across five distinct funding opportunities and along two tracks, with emphasis on projects capable of significant impact within 1-2 years. Letters of Intent (optional) Due: Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023 (5 p.m. PST) Applications Due: Monday, March 6, 2023 (5 p.m. PST) Learn more and apply for different award types at Anti-Cancer Challenge Pilot Projects. Confronting Extremism through Compelling Work for Community Needs The call is hosted by the Office of Inclusive Excellence Confronting Extremism Program, and aims to integrate evidence-based practices more directly to support learning and actions for social equity that benefit all UCI members. Confronting Extremism grew from critical conversations in the aftermath of the violent events in Charlottesville, Virginia, to currently include nearly 50 research and evidence-based projects at UCI. Submissions will be reviewed by a panel of UCI faculty and staff, with selected projects funded for a 12-month period at approximately $20,000 each. For questions regarding the submission process, please contact Assistant Vice Chancellor Marguerite Bonous-Hammarth at mbonoush@uci.edu. Eligibility: Staff and faculty directors of student resource centers and Senate faculty. Deadline: Tuesday, Feb. 14, 5 p.m. Find more information at the UCI Office of Inclusive Excellence. Submit your Confronting Extreme Proposals by 5 p.m. on Feb. 14, 2023. COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Research The California Collaborative for Pandemic Recovery and Readiness Research (CPR3) recently issued a request for proposals for COVID-19 pandemic-related research within two priority topic areas. Grants of $100,000 to $300,000 for one year will be awarded. The two priority topic areas are: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and adolescents (including health and social determinants of health), and the role of intersecting social, structural, and economic factors at household and community levels The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, particularly among sub-populations at increased risk such as the elderly, children, people with pre-existing conditions, and communities with underlying social vulnerabilities View more information at the CPR3 website. Email cpr3@ucsf.edu with any additional questions. Deadline: Feb. 28, 2023 by 6 p.m. UC-HBCU Initiative Request for Proposals The request for proposals and application materials are now available for the University of California-Historically Black Colleges and Universities (UC-HBCU) Initiative. UC places a priority on enrolling scholars from historically underrepresented populations. The UC-HBCU Initiative seeks to increase the number of scholars from HBCUs enrolling in and attending UC graduate programs. The initiative also supports faculty and departmental efforts and cross-institutional collaborations between UC campuses and HBCUs. The program currently provides three funding opportunities: Summer Research Internship Support Grants, Summer Research and Graduate Admission Pathways Grants, and Small Research Grants. For 2023-24, UCI can offer up to $50,000 to fund a UC-HBCU Internship Support Grant not funded by UCOP. Associate Vice Provost Sharon Block (sblock@uci.edu) can assist with grant draft review and arranging a letter of support from OIE. Applications Due: Wednesday, March 15, 2023 (12 p.m. PT) Learn more about the UC-HBCU Initiative. Foundation Funding Opportunities The School of Medicine Research Development Unit (RDU) has collaborated with Corporate and Foundation Relations to curate this list of Foundation funding opportunities. This list is not comprehensive, but it is a great starting point. These columns can be sorted and filtered. Other Funding Search Tools Before utilizing these search tools below, please know that Pivot is the funding search tool that the UCI Office of Research recommends. It will return the same results as the links below. However, if you have a more targeted funding search, feel free to utilize these search tools. Grants.gov Grants.gov is a central storehouse for information on over 1,000 U.S. Government grant programs offered by 26 federal grant-making agencies and provides access to approximately $500 billion in annual awards. Young Investigator Funding Opportunities UCSD provides this excellent resource; a frequently updated and comprehensive list of funding opportunities geared toward early career faculty. GRAPES (UCLA Graduate Postdoctoral Extramural Support) GRAPES is a database of extramural funding opportunities—625 private and publicly funded awards, fellowships, and internships—for prospective and current graduate students, students working on a master's thesis or doctoral dissertation, and postdoctoral scholars. Federal Funding Opportunities If you would like to conduct a funding opportunity search at a specific federal funding agency, see the links below. NIH Office of Extramural Research The largest funder of biomedical research in the world; coordinates funding opportunities from the twenty-four grant-awarding Institutes and Centers of the NIH. Agency for Health-Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) Supports research to improve the quality, effectiveness, accessibility, and cost effectiveness of health care. Department of Defense (DOD) Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) Supports biomedical research in specific agency-designated strategic areas. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Makes grants to organizations to improve and expand health care services for underserved people. Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Funds studies to improve the methods available for patient-centered Clinical Effectiveness Research and studies that compare outcomes between two or more approaches to health care. National Science Foundation (NSF) An independent federal agency that funds approximately 20 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted at America's colleges and universities. Funding Search Tool The School of Medicine Office of Research provides a curated, searchable and filterable list of NIH-funding opportunities. Search for NIH Funding Opportunities Intramural & Pilot Funding Opportunities The funding opportunity list below holds intramural funding opportunities (UC Irvine and UCOP). Please let the School of Medicine Research Development Unit know if this list is missing an opportunity.