Office of Research Advancement (ORA)

The Office of Research Advancement (ORA) remains open and offering our full slate of proposal development services. Please contact us at ubgrants@buffalo.edu for assistance with your proposals.

The COVID-19 virus has implications for all areas of society from education to public health and policy, cyber and physical infrastructure, AI, modeling and advanced manufacturing. Your research may apply to the COVID-19 response and recovery in ways which may not be obvious. Many agencies have released updated requests for proposals and funding announcements to respond to research needs of the pandemic. Some are listed below:

• NSF: Dear Colleague Letters NSF 20-052 and NSF 20-055.
• NIH: funding opportunities specific to COVID-19.
• DOE: Dear Colleague Letter soliciting ideas on how DOE and the National Labs might contribute resources.
• DOD: Notice MTEC-Presolicitation-COVID-19.

SPIN is a searchable database for research funding with access to over 40,000 funding opportunities from more than 10,000 federal, public, non-profit, and private sponsors available to UB investigators. To search the database, we suggest using your normal search terms in addition to COVID-19 to narrow down the results (e.g., distance learning AND COVID-19). In searching the database you many find novel ways in which your research might apply to response and recovery. In addition, it will also give you an idea of how funding agencies are positioning themselves to contribute to this ongoing pandemic, both in the short- and long-term. As the needs of the societal response become clearer, it may be appropriate to reach out to your program officer.

SUNY has also created and is maintaining a COVID-19 funding and announcements page for your reference.

As always, a member of ORA can assist you with your proposal development needs. Please contact us at ubgrants@buffalo.edu.

• Facilitate project meetings
• Assist in identifying collaborators and project partners
• Draft standard university text
• Provide assistance with justifications and budget review in collaboration with the Office of Sponsored Projects Services
  
• Format required proposal documents (biographical sketches, current and pending funding, and data management plans)
• Peform a substantive edit of all writing components
• Assist in identifying external funding sources
  

Past Events: 

Recording of NSF CAREER Award Roundtable Discussion: Panelists discussed their CAREER award research programs and provided insights on the proposal development process. (Recorded Thursday, April 15, 2021) **You must log into UB Zoom (http://www.buffalo.edu/ubit/zoom) before clicking on the link.**

NSF CAREER Award Roundtable Presentation Slides

Recording of Research Fundamentals Workshop: Workshop presented on January 26, 2021, outlining the process of submitting research proposals at UB. The workshop is approximately 30 minutes, followed by a Q&A session. **You must log into UB Zoom (http://www.buffalo.edu/ubit/zoom) before clicking on the link.**

Research Fundamentals 2021 Presentation Slides

Please continue to check this space for upcoming workshops and presentations.

• NIH Application Toolbox
• NSF Application Toolbox
  

• Funding Opportunities for New and Early Career Investigators
• Searchable Funding Sources & SPIN tutorial

Facilities and Equipment Information & Resources: 

• Shared Facilities: Science and Engineering
• UB’s New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences - Shared Equipment & Software
• New York State Center of Excellence in Materials Informatics - Shared Equipment & Software