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March 7, 2023, Research Bulletin

Volume 4, Issue 3

Featured Funding Opportunities


DoD Funding Opportunities


Lung Cancer Research Program (LCRP) 

  • Career Development Research Award 
  • Concept Award 
  • Idea Development Award 
  • Translational Research Award 

Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) 

  • Investigator - Initiated Research Award   
  • Ovarian Cancer Academy – Early Career Investigator Award   
  • Pilot Award

Notices of Intent to Publish


DoD Combat Readiness-Medical Research Program (CRRP) Translational Research Award 

Tick-Borne Disease Research Program (TBDRP) 

  • Idea Development Award 
  • Therapeutic/Diagnostic Research Award 

Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP) 

  • Clinical Trial Award   
  • New for FY23 — Clinical Translation Research Award   
  • Translational Research Award   
  • Investigator-Initiated Research Award   

Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health (TBIPHRP)

  • Clinical Trial Award   
  • Focused Program Award   
  • Investigator Initiated Research Award   
  • Health Services Research Award (formerly the Patient-Centered Research Award)   
  • Translational Research Award   

AHRQ RFA To Implement and Evaluate New Models for Delivering Comprehensive, Coordinated, Person-Centered Care to People with Long COVID

Internal Funding Opportunities


Across the Finish Line (AFL) Grants is now accepting applications to support both junior faculty and established faculty moving into a new area of investigation.

  • Applications due 3/10/23 

School of Public Health (SPH) Mountain & Plains Education and Research Center (MAP ERC) Pilot Project Awards, and the Total Worker Health® Pilot Project Awards

  • Applications due 3/31/23

NIH Funding Announcements


NIH funding opportunities and notices are presented weekly. Please see the current and past updates below.

Limited Funding Opportunities


To submit a proposal for these opportunities: Interested candidates must send a one-page summary of their research proposal and their biosketch in pdf format via the Limited Submission Portal

Accelerating Research Translation

  • Materials due to Internal Review Committee: Marach 16, 2023  
  • Application Deadline: May 9, 2023

CDC Building Capacity for Implementing Evidence-Based Epilepsy Self-Management Supports in Health Care Settings

  • Materials due to Internal Review Committee: March 14, 2023
  • Letter of Intent deadline: March 21. 2023 
  • Application deadline: April 17, 2023  

NIH Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams

  • Materials due to Internal Review Committee: March 23, 2023  
  • Application deadline: May 26, 2023

NIH Mentored Research Experiences for Genetic Counselors

  • Materials due to Internal Review Committee: March 23, 2023  
  • Application deadline: May 25, 2023

NIH Research Experience in Genomic Research for Data Scientists

  • Materials due to Internal Review Committee: March 23, 2023  
  • Application deadline: May 25, 2023

NIH Team-Based Design in Biomedical Engineering Education

  • Materials due to Internal Review Committee: March 23, 2023  
  • Application deadline: May 30, 2023

NIA Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers

  • Materials due to Internal Review Committee: April 1, 2023  
  • Application deadline: June 1, 2023

NIH Basic Instrumentation Grant (BIG) Program

  • Materials due to Internal Review Committee: April 1, 2023  
  • Application deadline: June 1, 2023

NIH High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant Program

  • Materials due to Internal Review Committee: April 1, 2023  
  • Application deadline: June 1, 2023

NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program

  • Materials due to Internal Review Committee: April 1, 2023  
  • Application deadline: June 1, 2023

William T. Grant Scholars Program

  • Materials due to Internal Review Committee: April 14, 2023  
  • Mentor and Reference Letter deadline: June 14, 2023 
  • Application deadline: July 5, 2023

Special Announcements


SPARK|REACH Seminar: Patenting 101 with USPTO

This seminar will be a hybrid session, available both on zoom and in person in room 1000 in the School of Pharmacy (12850 East Montview Boulevard).

USPTO Regional Director Molly Kocialski will discuss practical and essential insights on patent fundamentals, updates at the USPTO, including numerous recent pilot programs, domestic initiatives and legislation, and the process for securing intellectual property rights domestically (US) and internationally. 

The seminar is March 22, 2023 from 4 to 5 pm. Register here for more details.

SCORE Fellowship 2023-2025 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

The Surgical/Subspecialist Clinical Outcomes Research (SCORE) Fellowship is currently recruiting early career investigators looking to obtain training and mentorship in clinical-outcomes research. 

The SCORE Fellowship is housed within the Adult and Child Center for Health Outcomes Research and Delivery Science (ACCORDS). The fellowship is designed to train outstanding physician researchers in clinical translational and outcomes research, focusing on surgeons and subspecialists interested in research training. More information can be found in the Call for Applications

Applications are due March 15, 2023 for July 3, 2023 start.

Biorender Software

The Office of the Vice Chancellor is pleased to announce that we have obtained a campus wide site license for Biorender software. 

Biorender is a web-based program that helps you create scientific figures up to 50x faster than traditional tools. The tool combines a library of over 50,000 scientifically accurate, expert-validated life science icons and templates with intuitive drag-and-drop functionality. Create professional-quality figures in minutes - no drawing skills required.   

The software will be available to University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center faculty, staff and trainees at a 50% discount. 

To purchase your license, please use this link and follow the instructions. 

If you or your lab already owns a license, you can transfer to the discounted CU-AMC license and receive a prorated refund by accessing the refund instructions on the purchase page. 

There are training sessions scheduled specifically for CU Anschutz employees in addition to a large array of online resources to get people up and running quickly. 

For additional information or questions, please refer to the software webpage.


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