Foundations & Others

The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Grants

Slots: 1.

Deadlines

Internal Deadline: Contact RII. The foundation has a continuous approval process, and LOIs may be submitted at any time throughout the year. Before submitting an LOI, please review the Foundation’s Funding Priorities, Searchable Grants Database, and FAQs.

LOI: Required.

External Deadline: Continuous throughout the year.

Award Information

Award Type: Grant

Estimated Number of Awards: Approximately 250 – 300

Anticipated Award Amount: The median grant award is $50,000.

Link to Award: https://rmpf.org/grantmaking/how-to-apply/

Process for Limited Submissions

PIs must submit their application as a Limited Submission through the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) Application Portal: https://rii.usc.edu/oor-portal/.

Materials to submit include:

(1) Single Page Proposal Summary (0.5” margins; single-spaced; font type: Arial, Helvetica, or Georgia typeface; font size: 11 pt). Page limit includes references and illustrations. Pages that exceed the 1-page limit will be excluded from review.
(2) CV – (5 pages maximum)

Note: The portal requires information about the PIs and Co-PIs in addition to department and contact information, including the 10-digit USC ID#, Gender, and Ethnicity. Please have this material prepared before beginning this application.

Purpose

As a responsive grantmaker, we invite organizations serving Los Angeles County to come to us for what they need to do their best work. More than half of our grantmaking is for general support; organizations also come to us for funds to renovate or purchase buildings and equipment, specific programs, and staff positions. For capital requests, we generally prefer that organizations approach the Foundation near the end of a campaign. Funding is prioritized across four program areas:

Civic & Cultural

Grantmaking in this area values enriching cultural experiences and active civic engagement as essential ingredients for a healthy society. We support organizations and institutions that contribute to Los Angeles’ cultural and civic vibrancy, including performing arts organizations, museums, botanical gardens, arts education programs, and those that promote civic engagement and leadership.

Education

Our Education grantmaking underscores the importance of access to quality learning opportunities for all, with a special focus on underserved populations. Our grantees reflect the full continuum of learning from “cradle to career,” and include organizations that support early care and education, K-12 education, charter schools, academic enrichment, college access and persistence, higher education, and vocational training.

Health

The Foundation’s work in this area is rooted in our belief that all the residents of Los Angeles County need access to essential health services that offer a greater quality of life. We invest in organizations that promote health and well-being among vulnerable populations, placing an emphasis on community clinics, mental health providers, prevention services, emergency and trauma centers, and improvements to health care facilities.

Human Services

Our work in Human Services reflects our commitment to improving the lives of Los Angeles’ most vulnerable community members, including low-income children, families, foster youth, seniors, the working poor, and homeless populations. We fund a broad range of services and programs, including child welfare, youth development, supportive services, and basic needs.

The Foundation prioritizes organizations providing direct service. Our grants include funding for general operating support, capital projects, and programs.

Due to funding constraints and with rare exceptions, we are not able to fund requests for the following:

fundraising events, dinners, and mass mailings
organizations outside of Los Angeles County
direct aid to individuals, including scholarship support
conferences, seminars, and workshops
sectarian, religious, or fraternal purposes
federated fundraising appeals
support for political elections, candidates, campaigns, or legislation
for-profit organizations or businesses
animal welfare
environmental issues or causes
documentary filmmaking or television programming
scientific and/or medical research
organizations focused on specific diseases (e.g., diabetes, heart disease)
grassroots advocacy, organizing, or policy
summer camps
endowments

Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.

Department of Energy DE-FOA-0002923: Energy Innovation Hub Program: Research to Enable Next-Generation Batteries and Energy Storage

Slots: 1

Deadlines

Internal Deadline: Monday, February 13, 2023, 5pm PT

LOI: March 9, 2023

External Deadline: April 3, 2023

Award Information

Award Type: Cooperative Agreement

Estimated Number of Awards: 3

Anticipated Award Amount: DOE anticipates that award sizes will range from an average of $8,000,000 per year to $15,000,000 per year. The award size will depend on the number of meritorious applications and the availability of appropriated funds. Applications submitted to this FOA may request support in the range from $10 million to $15 million per year, though award sizes are expected to range from $8 million to $15 million per year. Applications requesting less than $10 million per year of support may be declined without further review.

Who May Serve as PI: All types of domestic applicants are eligible to apply, except nonprofit organizations described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engaged in lobbying activities after December 31, 1995.

Link to Award: https://science.osti.gov/-/media/grants/pdf/foas/2023/SC_FOA_0002923.pdf

Process for Limited Submissions

PIs must submit their application as a Limited Submission through the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) Application Portal: https://rii.usc.edu/oor-portal/.

Materials to submit include:

(1) Single Page Proposal Summary (0.5” margins; single-spaced; font type: Arial, Helvetica, or Georgia typeface; font size: 11 pt). Page limit includes references and illustrations. Pages that exceed the 1-page limit will be excluded from review.
(2) CV – (5 pages maximum)

Purpose

The DOE SC program in Basic Energy Sciences (BES) hereby announces its interest in receiving new applications for Energy Innovation Hub projects pursuing multi-investigator, crossdisciplinary fundamental research to address emerging new directions as well as long-standing challenges for the next generation of rechargeable batteries and related electrochemical energy storage technologies. Electrochemical energy storage is typically viewed as the bidirectional interconversion of electricity and chemical potential energy using electrochemistry for the purpose of storing electrical energy for later use, with lithium (Li)-ion and lead acid batteries being representative of the current generation of electrochemical energy storage. Discovery and scientific exploration of new battery chemistries, materials, and architectures for energy storage are encouraged. Research on electrolyzer/fuel cell combinations using hydrogen or hydrocarbons as the chemical storage media are supported elsewhere within DOE programs and are specifically excluded from this FOA. Regardless of materials and electrochemical processes involved, the focus must be on fundamental scientific concepts and understanding for the next generation of batteries and electrochemical energy storage.

The proposed fundamental electrochemical energy storage research should impact a broad range of topics, including decarbonization of transportation and incorporation of clean energy into the electricity grid, especially for long duration energy storage (LDES). Two recent DOE-wide activities involving batteries and related electrochemical energy storage are the Energy Storage Grand Challenge and the Long Duration Storage Energy EarthshotTM. Electrochemical energy storage technology has the potential to accelerate full decarbonization of the electric grid, and the Long Duration Storage Shot establishes a target to reduce the cost of grid-scale energy storage by 90% for systems that deliver 10+ hours of duration within the decade. More broadly the Energy Storage Grand Challenge provides a programmatic framework that supports the vision to develop and domestically manufacture energy storage technologies, including batteries and other electrochemical energy storage, that can meet all U.S. market demands by 2030. Given the foundational role of basic scientific research in providing the needed technology options to support these critical goals, Energy Innovation Hub investments in scientific discovery and exploration to advance the fundamental understanding of electrochemical energy storage processes, materials, and systems are needed. Progress in the fundamental science topics described in the 2017 Basic Research Needs for Next Generation Electrochemical Energy Storage Workshop will drive innovation in batteries and advance development of new and effective energy storage technologies needed for a decarbonized economy by 2050.

Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.

Department of Energy Advanced Scientific Computing Research (DOE ASCR) DE-FOA-0002958: Scientific Machine Learning for Complex Systems

Slots: 4. In addition, no more than two pre-applications for each PI at the applicant institution.

Deadlines

Internal Deadline: February 10, 2023, 5pm PT

LOI: March 1, 2023, 5pm ET

External Deadline: April 12, 2023, 11:59pm ET

Award Information

Award Type: Grant

Estimated Number of Awards: The exact number of awards will depend on the number of meritorious applications and the availability of appropriated funds.

Anticipated Award Amount: A single- or multi-institutional team, whether for as a prime applicant with subawards or as collaborative application, is limited to a request of no more than $1,200,000 per year.

Who May Serve as PI: Individuals with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as a Principal Investigator (PI) are invited to work with their organizations to develop an application. Individuals from underrepresented groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply.

Link to Award: https://science.osti.gov/-/media/grants/pdf/foas/2023/SC_FOA_0002958.pdf

Process for Limited Submissions

PIs must submit their application as a Limited Submission through the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) Application Portal: https://rii.usc.edu/oor-portal/.

Materials to submit include:

(1) Single Page Proposal Summary (0.5” margins; single-spaced; font type: Arial, Helvetica, or Georgia typeface; font size: 11 pt). Page limit includes references and illustrations. Pages that exceed the 1-page limit will be excluded from review.
(2) CV – (5 pages maximum)

Purpose

The DOE SC program in Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) hereby announces its interest in research applications to explore potentially high-impact approaches in the development and use of scientific machine learning (SciML) and artificial intelligence (AI) in the predictive modeling, simulation and analysis of complex systems and processes.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION High-performance computational models, simulations, algorithms, data from experiments and observations, and automation are being used to accelerate scientific discovery and innovation. Recent workshops, report, and strategic plans across the DOE have highlighted the research, development, and use of artificial intelligence and machine learning for science, energy, and security. Relevant domains include materials, environmental, and life sciences; high-energy, nuclear, and plasma physics; and the DOE Energy Earthshots Initiative, for examples. A 2018 Basic Research Needs workshop and report on scientific machine learning (SciML) and AI1 identified six Priority Research Directions (PRDs) for the development of the broad foundations and research capabilities needed to address such DOE mission priorities. The first three PRDs for foundational research are a set of themes common to all SciML approaches and correspond to the need for domain-awareness, interpretability, and robustness and scalability, respectively. Of the other three PRDs for capability research, PRD #5 (Machine Learning-Enhanced Modeling and Simulation) and uncertainty quantification are the subject of this FOA. DOE is committed to promoting the diversity of investigators and institutions it supports, as indicated by the ongoing use of program policy factors (see Section V) in making selections of awards. To strengthen this commitment, DOE encourages applications that are led by, or include partners from Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)2 states, that are underrepresented in the ASCR portfolio3 and applications led by individuals from groups historically underrepresented in STEM.

Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.

FFAR (Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research) New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research Award

Slots: 1.

Deadlines

Internal Deadline: Contact RII.

Nominations Due: February 22, 2023, 5pm ET/2pm PT

External Deadline: May 3, 2023, 5pm ET

Award Information

Award Type: Grant

Anticipated Award Amount: Each applicant can receive from FFAR up to $150,000 per year for a maximum of three years totaling $450,000 investment. Indirect costs are limited to 10% of the total award, including subcontracts, if applicable. Unrecovered indirect cost is not permitted. Construction and renovation costs are not allowed. Salaries of principal investigators are allowed for time not covered by institutional or other grant funds and effort should be commensurate with the research proposed.

Who May Serve as PI: We give preference to individuals who are within eight years of receiving a Ph.D. or equivalent degree. Eligible candidates must also conduct research that aligns with our Challenge Areas.

Link to Award: https://foundationfar.org/grants-funding/opportunities/new-innovators-request-for-applications/

Process for Limited Submissions

PIs must submit their application as a Limited Submission through the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) Application Portal: https://rii.usc.edu/oor-portal/.

Materials to submit include:

(1) Single Page Proposal Summary (0.5” margins; single-spaced; font type: Arial, Helvetica, or Georgia typeface; font size: 11 pt). Page limit includes references and illustrations. Pages that exceed the 1-page limit will be excluded from review.
(2) CV – (5 pages maximum)

Purpose

The New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research Award provides early-career scientists the investment needed to propel them into successful research careers.

Young faculty in the sciences often struggle to secure grant funding. We established the New Innovator Awards to launch the careers of promising scientists whose research addresses significant food and agriculture challenges. These awards allow the grantees to focus exclusively on research without the pressure of securing additional funding.

We grant New Innovator Awards to outstanding early career investigators who have been in the tenure-track position no longer than three years. The Award goes to individuals with the creative ideas, skills, knowledge and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research program.

Individuals with significant research experience prior to obtaining their faculty position are not eligible for this award.

Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.

Breast Cancer Alliance Young Investigator Awards

Slots: 2.

Deadlines

Internal Deadline: February 17, 2023, 5pm PT

LOI: March 31, 2023 (one-page Letter of Intent and CV emailed to researchgrants@breastcanceralliance.org)

External Deadline: July 21, 2023, on or before midnight EDT

Award Information

Award Type: Grant

Anticipated Award Amount: This is a two-year grant for a total of $125,000, with half the grant award being paid out each year. Indirect costs, which are included in the $125,000 award, must be limited to 8% of total direct costs.

Who May Serve as PI: Applicants for the 2024 award must (i) not have held a tenure track faculty or tenure track research position for more than four years following completion of their training, as of March 1, 2024; (ii) not have been a principal investigator on an NIH R01 or equivalent national/international non-mentored award; and (iii) dedicate at least 50% of their work effort to research. This grant is intended to help advance the careers of young researchers who do not yet have their own major grant support but who design and conduct their own independent research projects.

Link to Award: https://breastcanceralliance.org/how-to-apply (middle of page)

Process for Limited Submissions

PIs must submit their application as a Limited Submission through the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) Application Portal: https://rii.usc.edu/oor-portal/.

Materials to submit include:

(1) Single Page Proposal Summary (0.5” margins; single-spaced; font type: Arial, Helvetica, or Georgia typeface; font size: 11 pt). Page limit includes references and illustrations. Pages that exceed the 1-page limit will be excluded from review.
(2) CV – (5 pages maximum)

Purpose

To encourage a commitment to breast cancer research, Breast Cancer Alliance invites clinical doctors and research scientists who are in the early stages of their careers, including post docs, whose current proposal is focused on breast cancer, to apply for funding for the Young Investigator Grant. This grant is open to applicants at institutions throughout the contiguous United States.

The mission of Breast Cancer Alliance is to improve survival rates and quality of life for those impacted by breast cancer through better prevention, early detection, treatment and cure. To promote these goals, we invest in innovative research, breast surgery fellowships, regional education, dignified support and screening for the underserved.

To accomplish this, the Breast Cancer Alliance:

Funds a diversified portfolio of breast cancer research
Funds Breast Surgery Fellowship programs
Funds the purchase of equipment for research
Provides timely information on breast health and the importance of early detection
Supports outreach and case managerial services, education, counseling, and mammograms for underserved and underinsured women in mid to southern Connecticut and Westchester County, New York

Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.

Breast Cancer Alliance Exceptional Project Grants

Slots: 2

Deadlines

Internal Deadline: Friday, February 17, 2023, 5pm PT

LOI: March 31, 2023 – one-page Letter of Intent and CV due to researchgrants@breastcanceralliance.org.

External Deadline: July 21, 2023, midnight EDT

Award Information

Award Type: Grant

Anticipated Award Amount: 1 year grant for $100,000. Indirect costs, which are included in the $100,000 award, must be limited to 8% of total direct costs.

Who May Serve as PI: Breast Cancer Alliance invites clinical doctors and research scientists at any stage of their careers, including post docs, whose current proposal is focused on breast cancer, to apply for an Exceptional Project Grant.

Link to Award: https://breastcanceralliance.org/how-to-apply (top of the page)

Process for Limited Submissions

PIs must submit their application as a Limited Submission through the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) Application Portal: https://rii.usc.edu/oor-portal/.

Materials to submit include:

(1) Single Page Proposal Summary (0.5” margins; single-spaced; font type: Arial, Helvetica, or Georgia typeface; font size: 11 pt). Page limit includes references and illustrations. Pages that exceed the 1-page limit will be excluded from review.
(2) CV – (5 pages maximum)

Purpose

Funds a diversified portfolio of breast cancer research
Funds Breast Surgery Fellowship programs
Funds the purchase of equipment for research
Provides timely information on breast health and the importance of early detection
Supports outreach and case managerial services, education, counseling and mammograms for underserved and underinsured women in mid to southern Connecticut and Westchester County, New York

To encourage a commitment to breast cancer research, Breast Cancer Alliance invites clinical doctors and research scientists, including post-docs, whose primary focus is breast cancer research and who are at any stage of their careers, to apply for funding for the Exceptional Project Grant. This grant is open to applicants at institutions within the United States.

Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.