Reminder: Join the Upcoming Professorship Panel Presentation

Dear Colleagues,

The Office of Educational Research invites you to the COE Term Professors Panel Presentation on Tuesday, April 29, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM in the Rosenburg Room. This event will feature COE faculty who are recipients of prestigious Term Professorships, including B.O. Smith, Fien, Rosser, Kubiak, and UF Foundation awards. Panelists will share brief overviews of their research projects, outcomes, and future directions.

This semester, we are highlighting scholarship by:

  • Dr. Julie C. Brown
  • Dr. Nelson C. Brunsting
  • Dr. Chonika Coleman-King
  • Dr. F. Chris Curran
  • Dr. Maya Israel
  • Dr. Melinda Leko
  • Dr. Hannah M. Mathews
  • Dr. Rob Moore
  • Dr. Nigel A. Newbutt
  • Dr. Christopher Redding

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Upcoming PCORI Town Halls for 2025 Cycle 2 Funding Opportunities

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is hosting several town halls for potential applicants to learn more about funding opportunities for Cycle 2, 2025. These events are designed to provide detailed information on specific funding announcements, including how to submit a competitive application.

  • Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A town hall for applicants interested in the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Topical Patient-Focused Funding Announcement (PFA). This session will offer insight into the application process and answer questions about funding priorities in this area.
    Date: April 7, 2025, noon – 1:00 pm (ET)
  • Broad Pragmatic Studies: For those pursuing funding in Broad Pragmatic Studies, this town hall will provide details about application guidelines and expectations for impactful, real-world research.
    Date: April 8, 2025, 11:30 – 1:00 pm (ET)
  • Advancing Science Engagement Research: This session will focus on the Advancing Science Engagement Research PFA, aimed at enhancing patient-centered research through community and scientific engagement.
    Date: April 11, 2025, noon – 1:00 pm (ET)

These town halls offer an excellent opportunity for researchers to get direct guidance from PCORI staff and ensure a strong application for the upcoming cycle.

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Grants.gov Introduces New RESTful APIs to Streamline Grant Search and Retrieval

Grants.gov has launched two new RESTful APIs—search2 and fetchOpportunity—to enhance the System-to-System (S2S) interface. These APIs allow users to search for funding opportunities and retrieve detailed information without requiring authentication. The search2 API enables more precise searches, while the fetchOpportunity API provides easy access to grant details like eligibility and deadlines. These updates can streamline grant application workflows, saving time and improving efficiency when managing and applying for multiple grants, particularly for collaborative projects. For more information, visit the Grants.gov website.

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NIH Enhances RCDC Website for Easier Access to Funding Data

The National Institutes of Health has updated its Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization (RCDC) Categorical Spending webpage to improve access to funding data across various research areas. This update is particularly useful for faculty who collaborate on NIH-funded projects related to health education, behavioral interventions, and learning sciences. The redesigned interface offers a clearer layout, interactive funding trend graphs, and easier navigation to FAQs and categorization details. These enhancements make it simpler to track NIH funding trends, explore relevant research categories, and identify potential funding opportunities. A more in-depth look at these enhancements can be found on the NIH website.

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NIH Simplifies Grant Review Process with New Framework

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has introduced a Simplified Review Framework for research project grant applications, effective January 25, 2025. This new approach consolidates the five previous review criteria into three main factors:

  1. Importance of the Research (Significance and Innovation)
  2. Rigor and Feasibility (Approach)
  3. Expertise and Resources (Investigator and Environment).

The goal is to streamline the review process, minimize bias related to investigator reputation, and keep the focus on scientific merit. Reviewers will now assess Expertise and Resources as either sufficient or not, requiring justification if deemed insufficient. These changes do not alter how applicants prepare submissions. NIH has provided detailed reviewer guidance, an applicant guide, and a podcast explaining the framework. More information is available on the NIH Nexus website.

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