This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $2,010,355 to Clemson University to establish the Research Administration Capacity Heightening in South Carolina (REACH-SC) initiative. The project aims to grow the research administration workforce in South Carolina and build a statewide knowledge network to enhance human capital, information sharing, and support for research staff across emerging research institutions in the...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $2,740,384 to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028. The project aims to enhance the research capacity and collaboration of organizations within and across NSF Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) jurisdictions. Key activities include: Hosting two national EPSCoR summits to convene...
This Project Grant award of $112,441 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will support a collaborative effort by Ithaka S+R, Montclair State University, and Chapman University to facilitate the establishment of regional hubs for implementing AI tools in research and research administration at emerging research institutions (ERIs). The key objectives are to: a) explore opportunities for co-funding software and computing infrastructure,...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Lehigh University a $1,082,446 Project Grant under the Integrative Activities (IA) program (CFDA 47.083) to establish the "Pathways for Graduate Students into the Research Enterprise" program. This pilot initiative will provide senior doctoral students with training and professional development to prepare them for research administration, research development, research integrity, and technology transfer careers in the research enterprise....
This Project Grant award of $565,558, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program, supports a collaborative effort among five Emerging Research Institutions (ERIs) in Rhode Island to re-envision research administration capacity in the state. The key products and services to be delivered through this 3-year award include: 1) developing shared resources and a research administration learning community, 2) building and diversifying the...
This $505,455 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports a collaborative research initiative among five Emerging Research Institutions (ERIS) in Rhode Island. The project aims to address collective challenges in the state's research administration landscape by: 1) developing shared resources and a research administration learning community; 2) building and diversifying the Rhode Island research administration pipeline;...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant Award, under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program, provides $306,771 to Northwestern University to study the organizational models, persistence, change, and performance of academic research laboratories. The project aims to leverage administrative data and advanced analytics to characterize the organizational structures underlying academic research, evaluate how these models evolve over time, and link...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $100,000 to the Denver Health and Hospital Authority (Denver Health) to prepare for a larger-scale "Lean Research Administration Model of Practice (RAMP)" implementation project. The key objectives of this one-year planning grant are to: 1) establish collaborations with academic organizations to participate in the planning and implementation of RAMP; 2) assess the...
This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $555,545 to Salve Regina University to enhance research administration capacity across five emerging research institutions (ERI) in Rhode Island. The collaboration, titled "Revisioning Research Administration in Rhode Island for Emerging Research Institutions (ERIS)," aims to: Develop shared resources and a research administration learning community; Build and diversify...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $1,180,258 to the Dominguez Hills Foundation at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) to design, develop, and test a comprehensive Research Administration Unit (RAU) to enhance post-award support for faculty and students. The project aims to improve efficiency and equity in managing externally funded research projects by expanding the traditional scope of...