Posted on January 31, 2025

A woman shakes hands with a UNCG student doing research about agritourism

It’s new funding Friday! Check out some of the grants that recently came through our Office of Sponsored Programs AND find your next funding opportunity.


$151,229 (continuing, $196,615). Tiffany Tovey, Information, Library, and Research Sciences. EvaluATE: The Evaluation Hub for Advanced Technological Education. Sponsor: Western Michigan University.

$50,000. Tiffany Tovey, Information, Library, and Research Sciences. OAERS Evaluation for the SCALE Program (Additional SOW). Sponsor: Purdue University.

$25,625. Ryan Hughes, Teacher Education and Higher Education. Hands-On Justice: Justice-Oriented Maker Projects and Argumentation in K-2 Social Studies Using Library of Congress Resources. Sponsor: Waynesburg University Teaching with Primary Sources.

$25,437. Karla Strong, SERVE. Evaluation of WSSU Targeted Infusion Project: Enhancing Undergraduate Computer Science Education Through Esports. Sponsor: Winston-Salem State University.

$25,112 (continuing, $106,381). Julie Edmunds, SERVE. Transfer, Accelerate, Complete, and Engage (TrACE Phase II) Pilot Program. Sponsor: University of North Carolina System Office.

$10,000. Erick Byrd, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Hospitality & Tourism. NC Wine Experience: Creating Positive Memorable Experiences and Positive Return on Investment. Sponsor: NCDACS Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.


New Funding Opportunities 1/31/25

Find your next funding opportunity here. Below is a January 31, 2025 roundup of recently announced funding opportunities curated by the Sponsored Programs, Research Development, and Research and Engagement offices. Interested in having recent funding opportunities come directly to your inbox?  Subscribe to our Funding Opportunities @UNCG weekly email.

Federally Funded Projects

From the January 29, 2025, Message from the University:

UNCG is awaiting guidance from federal agencies regarding our funded research programs. In the meantime, researchers may continue to work on their projects. As we get more information or if any of our programs receive a stop-work order, we will proceed as required. If you receive information directly from an agency regarding your federally funded work, please reach out to Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement Sherine Obare at research@uncg.edu for help. For the latest information, please visit the Council of Government Relations resources page.

Internal

1/31/25, Digital Partners Grants, UNCG Libraries.

3/15/25, Kohler Awards, Global Engagement Office.

CAS Ongoing Funds, CAS Office of Research.

External Limited Submissions

Continuous, Grants Program, Laura J. Niles Foundation, 1 app/org.

External

2/12/25, Institutes for Higher Education Faculty, NEH.

2/13/25, Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities, NEH.

2/15/25, Science and Engineering Research Grant, W. M. Keck Foundation.

2/18/25, Dynamic Language Infrastructure – Documenting Endangered Languages Senior Research Grants, NEH.

2/18/25, Biology Integration Institutes, NSF Directorate for Biological Sciences.

3/3/25, Emerging Mathematics in Biology, NSF.

3/7/25, Doctoral New Investigator (DNI) Grants, American Chemical Society.

3/7/25, New Directions (ND) Grants, American Chemical Society.

3/7/25, Undergraduate New Investigator (UNI) Grants, American Chemical Society.

3/7/25, Undergraduate Research (UR) Grants, American Chemical Society.

3/31/25, FY2025 ABPP-Preservation Planning Grants, National Park Service.

4/15/25, NIJ FY25 Graduate Research Fellowship, National Institute of Justice.

4/17/25, VinFuture Prizes, VinFuture Foundation.

5/1/25, Research Grant, American Psychoanalytic Foundation.

5/6/25, Humanities Initiatives at Colleges and Universities, NEH.

5/20/25, Cultural and Community Resilience, NEH.

5/20/25, Preservation and Access Education Training, NEH.

5/20/25, Research and Development, NEH.

6/11/25, Digital Projects for the Public, NEH.

7/15/25, Research Grants, Leakey Foundation.

9/29/25, Scholarly Editions and Scholarly Translations, NEH.

Continuous

Chemical Evolution of the Solid Earth and Volcanology, NSF Directorate for Geosciences.

Grants Program, Karma Foundation.

Mellon Foundation Grant Programs, Mellon Foundation.

Physical and Dynamic Meteorology, NSF Directorate for Geosciences.

Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology, NSF Directorate for Geosciences.

Structure and Physics of the Solid Earth, NSF Directorate for Geosciences.

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About the photo: Dr. Erick Byrd researches the preferences and experiences of consumers at vineyards, and wineries in North Carolina. This agritourism research gave students hands-on experience at wineries in the state.

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