[Faculty] [GIFTCenterNews] GIFT Alert 03.09.16

Wed Mar 9 14:13:56 MST 2016

Please see the GIFT Center Alert below featuring available grants.

Thank you,
CALS Development, Alumni & Advocacy

GIFT Center Alert  |  March 9, 2016

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After reviewing specific grant opportunity guidelines, contact the GIFT Center with any further questions, GIFTCenter at uafoundation.org<mailto:GIFTCenter at uafoundation.org>. If a good fit is determined and you are interested in submitting a charitable grant request, please also contact your unit’s development office. Note that appropriate routing for some opportunities may be UA Sponsored Projects Services and/or the VP of the Office of Research & Discovery, and in cases of limited submission, selection via the Senior VP for Research & Discovery. If routing is most appropriate through the GIFT Center please remember that the GIFT Center requires three days prior to the mailing deadline to review a charitable grant proposal; electronic proposals and those with signature requirements require a week. To initiate review before your submission, send a draft proposal and funder guidelines to your GIFT Center contact (if applicable) and to GIFTCenter at uafoundation.org<mailto:GIFTCenter at uafoundation.org>.

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INTERNAL

Research Gateway – Internal Funding Opportunities<http://uafoundation.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d7da969976ad1054115e901b0&id=410e0a836a&e=ba094b3a1c>
Deadline: Rolling
At the University of Arizona, Research Development Services provides resources to support the University's strategic priority to:"Expand our research and creative inquiry to not only discover new knowledge and create new ideas, but also to innovate new ways of knowing and seeing that will ensure our continued leadership in interdisciplinary scholarship". The University of Arizona offers a variety of tools and resources to assist faculty, students and staff to identify funding opportunities for scholarly activities. In addition, the Office for Research & Discovery (ORD) is committed to supporting faculty in research and creative endeavors. Toward this aim the Office for Research & Discovery offers a number of internal, university-wide opportunities for funding.

Global Initiatives- International Research Development Grants<http://uafoundation.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d7da969976ad1054115e901b0&id=b11992071a&e=ba094b3a1c>
Deadline: March 28, 2016
The International Research Development Grant (IRDG) provides travel support to tenured and tenure-eligible faculty for the development or continuation of international research. The award is limited to a maximum of $1,500 for airfare assistance only. Awards are not applicable to meals, lodging, conference fees, or other incidental travel expenses. Awards are not to directly cover the cost of travel to conferences. Funding is provided to tenured and tenured-eligible faculty; (i.e., those who have attained or are eligible to attain tenure or higher professorial rank). Professors’ emeriti and visiting faculty are not eligible for awards. Only current research projects of exceptional value or proposed research activity of exceptional promise will be funded.

GRANTS

Russell Sage Foundation – Social, Economic and Political Effects of the Affordable Care Act<http://uafoundation.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d7da969976ad1054115e901b0&id=75d9e12c44&e=ba094b3a1c>
Deadline: March 30, 2016
Grant awards up to $150,000 are available to support innovative social science research on the social, economic and political effects of the Affordable Care Act. Specific interest is in funding analyses that address important questions about the effects of the reform on outcomes such as financial security and family economic well-being, labor supply and demand, participation in other public programs, family and children’s outcomes, and differential effects by age, race, ethnicity, nativity, or disability status.

When Everyone Survives Foundation-Leukemia Research<http://uafoundation.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d7da969976ad1054115e901b0&id=172c3cf316&e=ba094b3a1c>
Deadline: April 1, 2016
WES Foundation makes proceeds available to fund laboratory based leukemia research. The Foundation recognizes that choice exists. The foundation is seeking proposals for innovative research in leukemia. One-year grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded to new and established investigators in support of laboratory, transnational, or clinical research related to acute leukemia. Renewal of initial research support may be considered for one or more additional years based on productivity.

World of Children- Nominations for 2016 Awards Program<http://uafoundation.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d7da969976ad1054115e901b0&id=947d118de2&e=ba094b3a1c>
Deadline: April 1, 2016
The World of Children Award program was created to recognize individuals who make a difference ito n the lives of children in the United States and across the globe, regardless of political, religious, or geographical boundaries. The program awards grants to support proven, high-impact programs created by individuals for children that help ensure more children’s lives will be touched, improved, and changed forever. The World of Children Awards honors individuals in five categories -- Protection, Education, Humanitarian, Health, and Youth.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society- Pilot Grant Program<http://uafoundation.us11.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=d7da969976ad1054115e901b0&id=c5be3874b4&e=ba094b3a1c>
Deadline: April 6, 2016
The society is accepting applications for its Pilot Grant Program, which funds high-risk pilot grants to test novel ideas that may serve to advance its mission of stopping MS progression, restoring function, improving quality of life, and preventing MS. The program supports fundamental as well as applied studies, non-clinical or clinical in nature, including projects in patient management, care, and rehabilitation. One-year grants of up to $44,000 will be awarded to test innovative, cutting-edge ideas or untested methods, and to gather sufficient preliminary data that can be used to apply for longer-term funding.

American Music Therapy Association – Arthur Flagler Fultz Research Award<http://uafoundation.us11.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=d7da969976ad1054115e901b0&id=aa47956d24&e=ba094b3a1c>
Deadline: May 6th, 2016
Music Therapy is an established health profession in which music is used within a therapeutic relationship to address physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of individuals. Through musical involvement in the therapeutic context, clients' abilities are strengthened and transferred to other areas of their lives. Music therapy also provides avenues for communication that can be helpful to those who find it difficult to express themselves in words.

Marshall Foundation – Letter of Intent<http://uafoundation.us11.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=d7da969976ad1054115e901b0&id=eb44312d7d&e=ba094b3a1c>
Deadline: May 31st, 2016
The Marshall Foundation is looking for letters of intent to begin its grant application process. Grants are awarded to applicants whose projects are relevant to the Marshall Foundation’s mission to enhance the lives of citizens of Tucson and Pima County. The Foundation gives primary consideration to organizations involved in Education, Social Services, Arts and Culture and Early Childhood Development. Applications are also considered according to their impact on the community, and availability of funds.

The Sundt Foundation – Grant Opportunity<http://uafoundation.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d7da969976ad1054115e901b0&id=85d2eeb671&e=ba094b3a1c>
Deadline: June 15th, 2016
The Sundt Foundation is offering $1,000 to $10,000 grants to nonprofit organizations making a meaningful impact on the lives of disadvantaged adults and children. To date, the foundation has provided over $7 million in aid to community organizations in Arizona, California, and Texas. This year the Sundt Foundation is accepting applications through 15th of March, June, September, and December for organizations requesting a powerful impact in the lives of disadvantage children and adults.

BBBVA Compass Foundation – Charitable Grants<http://uafoundation.us11.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=d7da969976ad1054115e901b0&id=13ad72dd0e&e=ba094b3a1c>
Deadline: September 30th, 2016
The BBVA Compass Foundation demonstrates support to the communities where they can be a presence. Each community has unique needs and opportunities where funds can be provided. The Foundation provides charitable grants designated to the majority of their community giving dollars to address these needs. Charitable grants are considered for organizations that serve the community through Arts & Culture, Education, Community Development, Health & Human Services, and Environment/Natural Resources.

Community Foundation of Southern Arizona – Grant Opportunities<http://uafoundation.us11.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=d7da969976ad1054115e901b0&id=6acfea2722&e=ba094b3a1c>
Deadline: Rolling
The Community Foundation for Southern Arizona helps caring people make our community a better place through philanthropy. Since 1980, the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona has distributed more than $145 million to regional nonprofits and educational institutions. Dollars have been directed toward programs. Together, our work touches every aspect of daily life, including animal welfare, arts and culture, community development, education, environment, health and human services and so much more.

The Retirement Research Foundation<http://uafoundation.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d7da969976ad1054115e901b0&id=c31f560462&e=ba094b3a1c>
Deadline: Rolling
The Retirement Research Foundation is accepting proposals from nonprofit organizations for local and national projects designed to improve the quality of life for older Americans. Grants will be awarded to projects that provide direct services, advocacy, education, and training programs for professionals working with elders, as well as for research that investigates causes and solutions to significant problems of older adults.

The Nathan Cummings Foundation – Research Addressing Inequality and Climate Change<http://uafoundation.us11.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=d7da969976ad1054115e901b0&id=f8dbac0fbf&e=ba094b3a1c>
Deadline: Rolling
Grants addressing inequality to create pathways to economic opportunity, particularly for women and people of color are available. Projects should focus on improving quality of life for the poor, a move toward greater equality of opportunity, and challenge structures and ideas that allow a vastly disproportionate share of the nation’s wealth to be concentrated in the hands of a few.

FELLOWSHIPS
Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellowship<http://uafoundation.us11.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=d7da969976ad1054115e901b0&id=90b5009c98&e=ba094b3a1c>
Deadline: March 26th, 2016
The Nathan Cummings Foundation is pleased to launch the search for the third cohort of The Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellowship.  Three visionaries will receive $100,000 each for one year and the support to turn an inspired idea into a game-changing reality.  Successful applicants will be proven risk-takers who are ready to build on the Foundation’s strengths, question our assumptions, and be open to new approaches.

American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation- Research Fellowships<http://uafoundation.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d7da969976ad1054115e901b0&id=5942266849&e=ba094b3a1c>
Deadline: July 7, 2016
Through its Joint Grant Awards Program, the foundation supports research of one to two years in duration that poses questions of high relevance to family medicine. The maximum award for JGAP grants is $50,000. Applications for smaller-scale studies with lower costs are also welcome. To be eligible, the principal investigator of the project must be a family medicine researcher — a clinician or Ph.D. In addition, the PI or one of the co-investigators must be a member of the AAFP. Priority will be given to new researchers and to those who mentor new investigators on the research team. Education and healthcare institutions or organizations that plan to use the JGAP support exclusively for research projects directly involving and impacting family medicine also are eligible.

Contact the GIFT Center

GIFTCenter at uafoundation.org<mailto:GIFTCenter at uafoundation.org>
520-621-3763

GIFT Center
University of Arizona Foundation
PO Box 210109
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