UW Grant Runner is Now Available to SAGE Users

UW Grant Runner is now available to all SAGE users! A word from the Office of Research Information Services (ORIS) at the University of Washington:

Grant Runner is the first integration with Grants.gov. For some funding opportunities, it combines the SF424 (Research & Related) form set with the UW's internal electronic Grants and Contracts form (eGC1), enabling you to complete the SF424(R&R) form package within SAGE (System to Administer Grants Electronically).

Many US Research institutes are already using this system-to-system technology to submit applications and retrieve status information via Grants.gov. As of August 2009, the UW has successfully submitted more than
25 applications to the Grants.gov using Grant Runner.

Grant Runner currently supports NIH R01, R03 and R21 applications with Modular Budget only. The ORIS Learning Team is offering free Grant Runner classes -SAGE 102.

To view class schedules & register, go to http://www.washington.edu/research/oris/learning Onsite classes are also available for groups of 3-10 participants, at no cost. Please email orislearn@u.washington.edu to arrange one for your department.

For technical questions, please contact the SAGE Help Desk at sagehelp@u.washington.edu or call 206-685-8335 M-F, 8am - 5pm.

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http://www.washington.edu/research/main.php?page=orisGR

If you have any further questions be sure to contact the Office of Research Information Services.

West Coast Poverty Center Small Grants Program

WEST COAST POVERTY CENTER
POVERTY AND POLICY SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM

Applications due Friday, June 5, 2009, 5:00 p.m.

The West Coast Poverty Center (WCPC) at the University of Washington (UW) invites applications for grants through its Poverty and Policy Small Grants Program. The WCPC Poverty and Policy Small Grants program supports new and continuing research on poverty and poverty-related policy with national and/or west coast relevance. Scholars working on topics relating to poverty and policy in any discipline are encouraged to apply. The Center will award grants of up to $15,000 for research on topics relating to the causes, consequences and effective responses to poverty in the U.S. Of particular interest are proposals that address:

• Changing labor markets and their consequences for economic security and social well-being

• Changing patterns of work and family life, and the consequences of transformations in family formation, employment, and caregiving arrangements for the economic security of parents and children

• Changing demographics and their implications for poverty and public policy, including issues of race, ethnicity, gender and immigration

• The performance of the safety net in the current recession

• Regionally-focused research examining poverty and anti-poverty policy in the west coast states of Washington, Oregon, and California

AWARD
WCPC Poverty and Policy Small Grants will fund reasonable research expenses such as data or software purchases, research assistance, research-related travel, relevant supplies, academic year and summer salary, and/or statistical or other consulting, to a maximum of $15,000.

ELIGIBILITY
Quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-method approaches are all encouraged as are submissions from scholars in any discipline. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. and an appointment with an academic institution or nonpartisan research institution.

For the complete RFP and an information flyer, please see the attached files or go to our website at http://wcpc.washington.edu/funding/grantannounce.shtml

The West Coast Poverty Center at the University of Washington is a regional hub for research, education, and policy analysis leading to greater understanding of the causes and consequences of poverty and the effects of public policy on poverty. Core funding for the Center is provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.

ITHS Technology and Resources Access Grants

The "Institute of Translational Health Sciences" (ITHS) was funded through the NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA). The ITHS brings together scientists at the University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Group Health Center for Health Studies, Benaroya Research Institute and other partner institutions in the Puget Sound region and in the WWAMI states to advance and transform clinical and translational research.

The ITHS is pleased to announce the opportunity to apply for modest "technology and resources access" grants. These grants will cover costs associated with the provision of services to you through an ITHS-approved facility core, shared resource, or cost center.

The aims of the Technology and Resources Access grants are to:
• Support the incorporation of new technologies into translational and clinical research.
• Foster collaborations between approved applicants and technology service providers.
• Encourage the utilization of the latest technologies and instrumentation into translational and clinical research.
• Promote the career development of junior faculty members in the ITHS.
Technology and Resources Access Grants information:
• Up to $10,000 per accepted applicant will be directly applied to the costs of the ITHS-approved facility core, shared resource or cost center.
• Applications are due no later than May 1, 2009, 11:59 PM.
• The ITHS will pay the service provider directly.

Further instructions can be found at:
http://iths.org/PilotFunding/ITHSTechnologyAccessGrants.aspx

For more information contact Kathy Long at 206-616-9195 or ithsapps@u.washington.edu