On Dec. 13, the UNMC Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research will host a two-hour workshop on federal funding opportunities focused on research and education. The workshop will cover proposal review processes and available grant funding at the National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Energy (DOE), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). If you are interested in participating, contact Valerie Gunderson at 559-8321 no later than Dec. 1.
In an attempt to further UNMC’s competitiveness in receiving federal research funding, this workshop is being offered to familiarize investigators with the objectives of NSF, DOE and NASA, and how research at an academic medical center fit within those objectives. The presentation will include instruction on how investigators’ projects can successfully compete in these important federal agencies, which have historically been overlooked by UNMC.
The workshop will be conducted by Dr. Joseph Danek, senior vice president of the Implementation Group, Inc. (TIG) in concert with NSF Biological Science Program Officer (TBD at a later date). As TIG’s senior vice president, Dr. Danek provides consulting services to universities, schools and other not-for-profit organizations in science, mathematics and engineering education and research improvement. He has a broad understanding and extensive experience in designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating research and education initiatives and R&D improvement strategies through his work at TIG and the National Science Foundation. Prior to his position at TIG, Dr. Danek spent 26 years at the NSF. As a senior executive with the NSF, Dr. Danek served as director of the Office of Systemic Reform.
Key Programs
NSF:
- Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) — supports activities that provide the infrastructure for contemporary research in biology.
- Division of Integrative Biology and Neuroscience (IBN) — supports research aimed at integrative understanding of living organisms-plants, animals, and microbes-as units of biological organization.
- Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB) — supports research and related activities that contribute to a fundamental understanding of life processes at the molecular, subcellular, and cellular levels.
- Emerging Frontiers (EF) – BIO’s Virtual Division — supports evolving multidisciplinary research opportunities and networking activities that arise from advances in disciplinary research.
- Division of Materials Research (DMR) — supports a wide range of programs that address fundamental phenomena in condensed matter and functional materials, including synthesis and processing, structure and composition, properties and performance, and materials education.
DOE:
- Office of Science – The Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, providing more than 40 percent of total funding for this vital area of national importance. It manages fundamental research programs in basic energy sciences, biological and environmental sciences, and computational science. It manages this research portfolio through five interdisciplinary program offices: Advanced Scientific Computing Research, Basic Energy Sciences, Biological and Environmental Research, Fusion Energy Sciences, and High Energy Physics and Nuclear Physics.
NASA:
- Office of Biological and Physical Research – Office of Biological and Physical Research (OBPR) conducts interdisciplinary, peer reviewed, fundamental and applied research to address the opportunities and challenges to NASA that are provided by the space environment and the human exploration of space.