The National Science Foundation (NSF) Fall 2017 Grants Conference Webcast is now available online. You can view all the presentations and recordings of the plenary sessions from the NSF Grants Conference on the NSF Resource Center website.
Topics include the following: Types of NSF Funding Opportunities, Proposal Preparation, Award Management, the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, Merit Review, and more.
Following an extensive review, including consultation with stakeholders and opportunity for public comment, the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) has released a revised Selection Policy.
This policy goes into effect in January 2018 and applies to new materials added to ERIC. No previously published records in ERIC will be removed as a result of this selection policy.
Congratulations to Lynda Hayes for her award from the Florida Department of Education; Philip Poekert for his awards from Study Edge; and Philip Poekert and Donald Pemberton for their award from Study Edge.
For more details, see the Awarded Projects table.
Best wishes to Timothy Jacobbe for his Subcontract IES Flow Through from Florida State University; Ashley MacSuga-Gage for her Subcontract Florida Department of Education Flow Through from the University of South Florida; Donald Pemberton, Philip Poekert, and Walter Leite for their proposal to Florida’s Office of Early Learning; Donald Pemberton for his proposal to Lauren’s Kids; Philip Poekert and Delores James for their proposal to the Health Information Project; Philip Poekert for his proposal to the Lafayette Parish School System; and Philip Poekert for his proposals to Bright From the Start Georgia Department of Early Care & Learning.
For more details, see the Submitted Projects table.
Q & A with Christopher Redding, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
My research uses survey and administrative data to better understand the policies and educator labor market patterns that exacerbate the unequal distribution of high-quality teachers and the reforms intended to reduce this problem. Broadly, this research describes failures in the teacher labor market that impede the learning opportunities for underserved students and the ways in which changes in teacher education, development, and leadership opportunities can lead to better teacher retention and student outcomes, particularly in underserved schools.
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) will host webinars to provide in-depth information about two Fiscal Year 2018 competitions: Low-Cost, Short-Duration Evaluation of Education Interventions (84.305L) and Low-Cost, Short-Duration Evaluation of Special Education Interventions (84.324L).
Low-Cost, Short-Duration Webinar I: Research Requirements and Recommendations for a Strong Application will be held on the following dates and times (EST):
December 14, 2017 (Thursday), 3:00 – 4:00 pm
December 19, 2017 (Tuesday), 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Low-Cost, Short-Duration Webinar II: Avoiding Common Application Problems and General Advice Based on Submitted Letters of Intent will be held on the following dates and times (EST):
January 18, 2018 (Thursday), 1:00 – 2:00 pm
January 23, 2018 (Tuesday), 3:00 – 4:00 pm
The login information for the webinar will be available several days prior to the event. Visit the IES Webinar Series webpage for login information.
Applications for these competitions are due on March 1, 2018, and Letters of Intent are requested by January 11, 2018.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is pleased to announce that a revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), (NSF 18-1) has been issued.
The new PAPPG will be effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 29, 2018. Significant changes include the following:
The UF Office of Research launched its new website on November 14. It features a modern, responsive design that aims to ease navigation for both internal and external users on any device from a desktop to a smartphone. The website contains simplified menus, no redundant pages, and provides many quick-access buttons.
As part of this major overhaul, many of the previous URLs have changed, but automatic redirects have been included to the most-used pages. The Office of Research recommends finding the pages you are looking for from the new homepage, and then creating new bookmarks. The IT department is working to simplify the process for anyone who uses an old bookmark that doesn’t redirect.
On November 9, UF Information Technology hosted the first “ResearchVault” Day. The event provided a high-level overview to using UF’s secured, isolated environment to store and work on restricted data. Due to the interest in the topic, UFIT wanted to make the materials available to all research faculty and their staff. The video stream of the four ResearchVault Day presentations is now on UF’s Mediasite. The event agenda and presentations are available on UFIT News.
Congratulations to Ester de Jong for her subcontract FLDOE Flow Through from the Suwannee County School Board; Herman Knopf for his subcontract DHHS Flow Through from the University of South Carolina; Isaac McFarlin for his award from the Walton Family Foundation; and Donald Pemberton for his award from Study Edge.
For more details, see the Awarded Projects table. Read more →
Best wishes to Pasha Antonenko for his proposal to the National Science Foundation; Susan Butler, Corinne Huggins-Manley, and Nancy Ruzycki for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Kristy Boyer and Nicholas Gage for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Timothy Jacobbe for his subcontract NSF Flow Through from the University of Missouri; Aki Murata and Corinne Huggins-Manley for their subcontract NSF Flow Through from Florida State University; Justin Ortagus for his subcontract AIR Flow Through from the West Virginia University; Philip Poekert for his subcontract Louisiana Department of Education Flow Through from the Children First Professional Development Center, Philip Poekert for his subcontract Children’s Trust Flow Through from the Children’s Forum, and Philip Poekert for his proposals to Study Edge; and Tina Smith-Bonahue for her Subcontract NSF Flow Through from the University of Illinois.
For more details, see the Submitted Projects table. Read more →
The U.S. Department of Education (U.S. ED) has released the Secretary’s proposed priorities for competitive grant programs. The priorities will allow U.S. ED and program participants to focus limited federal resources in areas of greatest educational need and on multiple issues related to improving student outcomes.
U.S. ED will consider comments before issuing the final priorities. Comments must be submitted on or before November 13, 2017.
For more information about these priorities, including the rationale for each, and to submit comments, view the Federal Register notice.
In the past, applicants have downloaded and filled out a single, big PDF application package that contained all the forms (i.e., the “legacy PDF application package”). To improve the application experience Grants.gov launched Workspace in October 2015. By December 31, 2017, the 2-year lead time for transitioning will end, and the legacy PDF application package will be retired.
Funding agencies are increasingly restricting the number of applications an institution can submit in response to many funding opportunities. The UF Office of Research has established guidelines for selecting the proposal (or proposals) that will be submitted in response to a limited submission program.
A review of the limited submission process and relevant links are provided below:
