Research Bulletin
Improvements to OER Services
The COE Office of Educational Research (OER) thanks faculty for taking the time to complete its survey on services offered. In response to survey results, OER will implement the following action items that are designed to reduce Principal Investigator (PI)...
Resources from a $1B Grant-Writing Consultant
Watch the University of Florida-recorded Secrets of a $1B Grant-Writing Consultant: Roadmap to Funding Success Zoom lecture series led by nationally renowned proposal consultant, Donn Forbes. These sessions revealed the strategic techniques behind winning some of the...
CAREER Webinar Hosted by NSF
The National Science Foundation (NSF) will hold an informational webinar at 4 PM EDT on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 about the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (NSF CAREER) program solicitation NSF 22-586. The webinar will focus on engineering education...
Funding Opportunity: US DOE
The US Department of Education Personnel Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Personnel program looks to help address State-identified shortages and needs for personnel preparation in special education and early intervention,...
Funding Opportunity: William T. Grant Foundation
The William T. Grant Foundation Institutional Challenge Grant supports research that improves the lives of young people, with a particular focus on reducing inequality in youth outcomes. Its Institutional Challenge Grant funds university-based institutes, centers, and...
Funding Opportunity: NSF TechAccess
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has released the TechAccess: AI-Ready America (NSF 26-508) funding opportunity, which aims to advance artificial intelligence (AI) readiness and adoption nationwide. This program supports the development of State and Territory...
Funding Opportunity: UF-Supported Research Dissemination
University of Florida faculty are encouraged to submit accepted, pre-publication research to the Office of Strategic Communications and Marketing’s (SCM) Research Promotion Initiative (RPI). This competitive program supports the public dissemination of research across...
Funding Opportunities: PCORI
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Addressing Health Outcomes for Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) and/or Rare Diseases program seeks to fund high-impact, patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness...
Funding Opportunities
To view a complete list of relevant funding opportunities, please visit OER's Funding Opportunities Database. FEATURED RESEARCH GRANTS National Science FoundationTechAccess: AI-Ready America06/16/2026 Institute of Education SciencesSmall Business Innovation Research...
Submitted Proposals – May 2026
Principal Investigator: Wei Li (SHDOSE) Co-PI: Eunjin Shin (SHDOSE) Funding Agency: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Proposal Title: Beyond Average Effects: Treatment Effect Heterogeneity in Teacher Engagement and Learning in Math Matrix Micro-Credential Requested...
Newly Funded Awards – May 2026
Principal Investigator: Jason Arnold (ETC) Co-PI: N/A Funding Agency: Alachua County Public Schools Project Title: Alachua County Schools Online Professional Learning Courses Project Period: 04/21/2026 – 06/30/2026 Award Amount: $44,934
Funding Opportunity: Spencer Foundation
The Spencer Foundation's Research-Practice Partnerships: Collaborative Research for Educational Change program supports research (and related activities) pertaining to the processes, practices, and policies that improve education for learners, educators, families,...
Funding Opportunities: Russell Sage Foundation
The Russell Sage Foundation dedicates itself to strengthening the methods, data, and theories of the social sciences to diagnose social problems and improve social policies. The following solicitations are accepting Letters of Inquiry (LOI) until Wednesday, July 15,...
Funding Opportunity: Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation
Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF) supports innovative projects that help youth with disabilities develop the leadership and employment skills they need to succeed. MEAF will also consider projects to create tools that help break down barriers to employment...
Reinforcing NIH’s Continued Commitment to Fundamental Research
The National Institutes of Health's (NIH) policy and funding approaches are designed to maintain strong support for investigator-initiated fundamental research. NIH’s Gold Standard Science plan explains that its priority-setting processes provide strong support for...
NIH Launches Initiative to Streamline Applications
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) released its first Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) under the new Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) SimplerNOFO initiative, which aims to make funding opportunities more accessible, understandable, and actionable...
An Update on the Grants and Education Research Landscape
For faculty and research administrators across higher education, the federal grants environment has undergone substantial transformation since 2024. The most significant changes stem from the revised Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200), which took effect in October 2024 and...
Funding Opportunities
To view a complete list of relevant funding opportunities, please visit OER's Funding Opportunities Database. FEATURED RESEARCH GRANTS Gladys Brooks FoundationGrants for Libraries, Education, Hospitals, and Clinics05/31/2026 National Science FoundationTechAccess:...
Funding Opportunity: Gladys Brooks Foundation
The Gladys Brooks Foundation's Grants for Libraries, Education, Hospitals, and Clinics is accepting proposals until May 31, 2026. Information on each funding priority area is as follows: Grants for Libraries - Grant proposals will be considered generally for resource...
Funding Opportunities: PCORI
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) supports patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) designed to help patients, caregivers, and clinicians make more informed health care decisions. PCORI’s current funding opportunities...
Funding Opportunity: Institute of Education Sciences
The U.S. Department of Education and IES's Small Business Innovation Research program (ED/IES SBIR) released three solicitations for the 2026 Fiscal Year. ED/IES SBIR funds entrepreneurial developers and research partners to create the next generation of education...
Changes to NSF Data Management and Sharing Plan
Effective April 27, 2026, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has updated its Data Management and Sharing Plan (DMSP) format requirement. All Data Management and Sharing Plans will be required to be completed through the research.gov webform rather than uploading a...
Workshop for Seeking Non-Traditional Funding TODAY
Join the Strategic Research Development Team on May 14, 2026 (12:50 PM - 1:40 PM) for its fifth and final Lunch & Learn session of the semester on Non-Traditional Funding Opportunities. Please register for the event through this...
Funding Opportunity: AI-Focused Teaching and Research
The UF AI2 Center invites faculty to showcase their leadership in AI education by publishing innovative teaching practices in high-impact journals. If you have developed a new AI course, integrated AI into an existing curriculum, or advanced AI education beyond...
Funding Opportunities
To view a complete list of relevant funding opportunities, please visit OER's Funding Opportunities Database. FEATURED RESEARCH GRANTS Southeastern Conference Academic ConsortiumSoutheastern Conference Visiting Faculty Travel Grant Program05/27/2026 Gladys Brooks...