This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) aims to build research infrastructure and development at predominantly undergraduate institutions (PUIs) in Wisconsin. The $1,087,032 award, which runs from Jul 15, 2025 to Jun 30, 2029, will: Introduce a "post-award research concierge" position and develop a training program at two UW PUI institutions to support faculty in managing administrative tasks associated with...
This Project Grant award of $100,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) supports a project led by Bryn Mawr College to develop recommendations for enhancing research development support at primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs). The project will convene a series of regional workshops involving approximately 16 PUI representatives per workshop to examine the unique challenges and strengths of research development functions at PUIs....
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $944,249 to Southern Utah University (SUU) to implement the PROSPER PUIS project. The primary goal is to increase faculty participation in sponsored research at primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs) and enhance the national research enterprise. The project will integrate Sponsored Project Managers (SPMs) and Graduate Assistants (SPGAs) into the research infrastructure...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program grant of $1,685,430 awarded to the University of St. Thomas will support the development of a research administration infrastructure to help the university effectively manage its growing portfolio of externally funded research. The key objectives of this 4-year project are to: 1) optimize institutional processes for managing sponsored projects, 2) build knowledge and training resources for principal investigators...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will develop a new model for post-award training to strengthen the research enterprise at primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs). The $2,533,968 award to the College of New Jersey (TCNJ) will leverage the Colleges of Liberal Arts Sponsored Programs (CLASP) community, representing 1,921 PUIs, to validate a relational model for grants management. This will include stage-by-stage...
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;...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program. The grant will fund a collaborative planning workshop that convenes UVI and partner institutions, including the University of Hawai'i-Hilo, University of Alaska-Fairbanks, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, and University of Guam, to explore research enterprise solutions for academic institutions in insular or remote...
This is a $799,996 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084). The purpose of the grant is to build the capacity of three Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs) - Champlain College, Christopher Newport University, and Western Oregon University - to sustainably increase partnerships that drive workforce development and research projects between faculty, students, industry, and higher education...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $1,167,919 to Marquette University to implement the "MU POSTAWARD OPTIMIZATION FOR STRATEGIC TRANSFORMATION (MU POST)" project. The project focuses on process improvements that reduce the administrative burden associated with sponsored award management, allowing faculty more time to dedicate to research activities. The key objectives are to test the implementation...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $2,776,442 Project Grant under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) to establish an undergraduate program in research administration and management. The project aims to develop a modular, credit-bearing curriculum that can be adopted by two- and four-year institutions nationwide, as well as three African universities, to create a pipeline for a skilled workforce in research administration...