Office of the Vice President for Research Affairs
Announcements
Research Security Training (RST)
A new NIH policy requires recipients to provide annual training to all faculty and researchers identified as Senior/Key Personnel. This training covers the requirement to disclose all research activities and affiliations, including active and pending support, in the Other Support section.
Important Note: This training is mandatory and must be completed annually.
Senior/Key Personnel will receive an email from Research Compliance with links and instructions on how to complete this new requirement at the time this training is due.
SciENcv
The use of SciENcv becomes effective January 25, 2026. This Guide Notice provides details for the Common Forms, NIH Biographical Sketch Supplement, and instructions required for use for application due dates and Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) submissions on or after January 25, 2026.
- On or before September 15, 2025, users will find options to create the “NIH Current and Pending (Other) Support PREVIEW Common Form” and “NIH Biographical Sketch PREVIEW Common Form” in SciENcv.
- For the NIH Biographical Sketch Common Form and NIH Biographical Sketch Supplement, you will complete both forms in a single user interface within SciENcv.
Please review the links below for important information.
- Official announcement and helpful tips and guidance on using SciENcv: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-26-018.html
- SciENcv: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sciencv/
AI Tools and Online Appointments for Researchers
In case you missed our Researcher’s Town Hall last month, we are sharing the session materials for your reference. You’re welcome to share the slides and Zoom recording with your colleagues.
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Presentation Slides: AI Tools for Researchers_RA Town Hall.pdf
- Zoom Recording (see below for passcode): https://llu.zoom.us/rec/share/tv4D9j6HelxPFdfz3-f3jDuoANzHtlEjoWBda3k8ETIlC2axERQvmMLr-bIWET3R.mPJrWG-NAPSNvNU-?startTime=1764964693000
- Zoom Passcode: gyJJ^Zm4
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Grant Application Reviewer: https://m365.cloud.microsoft:443/chat/?titleId=T_6b84668c-5f05-0300-98da-e2257410aff0&source=embedded-builder
Funding Opportunities
If you're considering applying for grants, whether it's research, community-focused, technology-related, or something else, below you will find Funding Opportunity information to help guide you.
CIRM-(California Institute For Regenerative Medicine)
DISC5-Discovery Stage Research-Supports comprehensive discovery research across a diverse range of diseases and bottlenecks that accelerate the development of potential therapeutics and biomarkers in regenerative medicine.
- Application Deadline: January 30, 2026
- Up to $2,5000,000 total costs
- 3 Year Project Period
- https://www.cirm.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Discovery-DISC5-Program-Announcement.pdf
NIH
Community-Partnered Nursing Research Centers (P20 Clinical Trial Optional) PAR-25-439-The purpose of this initiative is to support the development of innovative research centers to foster nursing-led programs that promote community-partnered research to address persistent health challenges.
- Application Deadline: January 25, 2026
- $500,000 in direct costs per year
- 5-Year Project Period
- https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-439.html
Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PAR-25-322 provides a new pathway for Early Stage Investigators who wish to propose research projects in a new direction for which preliminary data do not exist. For this funding opportunity, applications including preliminary data will be considered noncompliant with the NOFO and will be withdrawn.
- Application Deadline: January 27, 2026, May 27, 2026, September 28, 2026
- Budget amount is not limited, but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project
- 5-Year Project Period
- https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-322.html
NIA Expanding Research in AD/ADRD (ERA) Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (R25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) RFA-AG-26-010- To support educational activities that compliment and/or enhance training opportunities to ensure a workforce that is well prepared to meet the nation’s biomedical. Behavioral and clinical research needs.
- Application Deadline: May 27, 2026
- $400,000 in direct costs per year
- 5-Year Project Period
- https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-26-010.html
For more NIH funding, click on the following link:https://grants.nih.gov/funding/nih-guide-for-grants-and-contracts
CA Health and Human Services Agency
Doctoral Student Representative Precision Medicine Research-Aims to support doctoral student representative research within California that uses a precision medicine framework, includes underrepresented populations, who have been underrecognized or excluded as research participants, and reduces health disparities.
- Application Deadline: January 30, 2026
- $155,000 per award
- 2.5 Years Project Period
- https://www.grants.ca.gov/grants/doctoral-student-representative-precision-medicine-research/
American Heart Association
Rapid Impact Research Award- Supports early and mid-career investigators proposing innovative research that aligns with the Association’s mission. The three research-focused areas are sudden cardiac arrest, cardiovascular kidney metabolic syndrome, and stroke and/or vascular dementia.
- Application Deadline: January 22, 2026
- $50,000 per year, including 10% indirect costs
- 2-Year Project Period
- https://professional.heart.org/en/-/media/PHD-Files/Research/Funding-Opportunities-Media-Folder/2026-Rapid-Impact-Research-Award.pdf?sc_lang=en