Funding

The Office of Research regularly announces opportunities that are institutionally limited by the sponsor. Brief applications are first vetted internally by a review committee and selected researchers are endorsed to move forward to full submission. A full list of open opportunities is located on this ORPA webpage. http://rochester.edu/orpa/funding/limitedsub.html Please note that the internal deadline can be several weeks to several months prior to the funder’s letter of intent or full proposal deadline. Check with your Assistant Deans for Grants and Contracts for more information on deadlines and internal application requirements.

This is funding supported by the federal government. There are several funding agencies from which federal money flows through including National Institutes for Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Energy (DOE), National Endowment for the Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts, Department of Defense (DOD), and more. The process typically requires an application submitted to an announcement released by one of the funding agencies. These applications then go through a scientific review process and those that will be funded are chosen. Funding rates vary among the different programs.

This is funding supported by the state of New York. In New York State (NYS), there are several organizations where funding flows through including New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL), among others. The application process typically requires an application submitted to an announcement released by one of the funding agencies. These applications then go through a scientific review process and those that will be funded are chosen. Funding rates vary among the different programs.

NYS funding opportunities:

• DOH grants and funding opportunities
• DOS funding and bid opportunities
• DOL services for businesses
• Parks and recreation grants
• DOT grants and funding
• NYSERDA funding opportunities

The University of Rochester Foundation Relations office partners with faculty and staff to identify, pursue, and steward charitable gifts and grants from private foundations.

A private foundation is a tax-exempt charitable organization, typically established by an individual, family, or corporation to support charitable activities. Key characteristics include:

• Required by law to distribute at least 5% of the average fair market value of its non-charitable-use assets annually.
• Highly diverse — ranging from small funds to professionally-staffed large foundations like the Gates Foundation.
• Give in accordance with their specific goals and guidelines.
• Many of the largest U.S. foundations give primarily to pre-selected organizations.
• Private foundation opportunities tend to be highly competitive and seek work that is novel, transformational, and impactful.

For more information and to contact Foundation Relations, please visit https://www.rochester.edu/advancement/urochester-foundation-relations/.

Industry funding is often garnered through relationships or contact with industry representatives. There is not a central repository of opportunities. Typically, industry partners seek out potential University partners with a study already in mind. Email ASEResearch@rochester.edu for help in identifying the right institutional partner to work with regarding corporate partners.

Funding supported by international organizations or partners. International funding can be found through several channels and supports things like fellowships, training programs, and other research. The purpose of international funding is to meet the needs of an increasingly complex global environment.

For more information contact:

Jane Gatewood
Vice Provost for Global Engagement
(585) 273-1665
jane.gatewood@rochester.edu

Useful Websites for finding funding opportunities:

• https://www.iie.org/Programs
• https://www.rochester.edu/global/

A subaward is when a portion of funding from a sponsored program is passed through to another entity to complete a portion of the sponsored project’s scope of work. This includes projects where the University of Rochester is the lead and looking to provide a subaward to another entity or when another entity is lead and the University of Rochester will receive a portion of the funds to complete another entity’s project. Whether the lead is the University of Rochester or another institution, the following is a list of basic documents that must be completed and submitted to ORPA:

• Scope of Work (SOW)
• Budget
• Budget justification or narrative
• Letter of intent

Additional documents might include resources/facilities, biosketch, current and pending support, and checklists.

A subaward must include a clearly defined, intellectually significant SOW to be performed by the subrecipient’s personnel, using its own facilities and resources. The subrecipient takes full responsibility for adhering to the terms and conditions of the subaward including those flowed down from the other sponsor and assumes creative and intellectual responsibility and leadership as well as financial management for performing and fulfilling the subrecipient's SOW within the subrecipient's approved budget.

Collaborative proposals have investigators from two or more organizations who collaborate on a unified research project. There are specific requirements for these proposals to NSF. Requirements for collaborative proposals to other sponsors will vary.

NIH, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s medical research agency—making important discoveries that improve health and save lives.

• About NIH
• Institutes at NIH
• Introduction to the NIH grants process
• Grants and funding
• Sign up for NIH emails
• General Instructions for NIH and other PHS 398 agencies handbook (pdf)
• NIH standard due dates
• Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT)

NSF is a federal agency established by Congress in 1950 “to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense”. NSF supports basic research and people across seven directorates- Biological Sciences; Computer and Information Science and Engineering; Education and Human Resources; Engineering; Geosciences; Mathematical and Physical Sciences; Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences; and Education and Human Resources.

• About NSF
• Research areas
• Find funding
• Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (pdf)
• Sign up for NSF emails
• Preparing proposals

The mission of the DOE is to ensure America’s security and prosperity by addressing its energy, environmental, and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions.

• About DOE
• DOE offices
• Funding and financing
• EERE eXCHANGE (A webport for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy programs. On this website, you can find numerous funding opportunities from DOE. Also, EERE eXCHANGE is the submission port for some DOE proposals to the EERE opportunities.)

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is an independent federal agency created in 1965. It is one of the largest funders of humanities programs in the United States.

• About NEH
• Divisions and offices
• Grant opportunities, application guidelines, and management resources
• Sign up for NEH emails
• NEH Reporter

The NEA is an independent federal agency that funds, promotes, and strengthens the creative capacity of our communities by providing all Americans with diverse opportunities for arts participation

• About NEA