A new Effort Reporting System (ERS) will be implemented this September.  This change will improve the accuracy and compliance of the institution’s Effort Reporting process, but more importantly, it will be more convenient for faculty than the existing paper “Activity Reports” which have been used until now to certify individual effort on sponsored programs (grants and contracts.)

The  following are changes that you should know about how the new ERS system works: 

1. Salary payments from ALL Sponsored Programs funding will require certification.  In the past, only federally funded awards required certification.
2. Each employee will certify their own effort.  With the old process, the Principal Investigator (PI) or Project Director was asked to certify effort for everyone that worked on their award. The exception to this will be when the employee is a student or if the employee has left JMU before the certification could be obtained.  In those cases, the PI will again be asked to certify that effort.
3. Transactions which affect the distribution of Payroll dollars (PAR forms or ATV’s) will be subject to review in relation to submitted certification forms.  Retroactive salary payments may not be allowed if the employee’s previously certified effort did not reflect the sponsored project work.

The first ERS certification process will be in September and will cover Summer 2007 effort.  Grants & Contracts Financial Services personnel will be offering training and question and answer sessions at the following times:

Thursday, Sept 6, 10 – 11:30; Taylor 305
Friday, Sept 7, 10 – 11:30; Taylor 305
Tuesday, Sept 11, 9 – 10:30; nTelos Room (ISAT 259)

All sessions are identical, so you need only attend one. No advance registration is required. Beyond that, we will also e-mail training documents to PI’s. 

There are two things that should be done immediately to assist in a smooth transition:

1. Submit any remaining PAR forms for summer payroll.
2. Submit all ATV’s related to summer payroll.

We appreciate your patience, understanding, and cooperation during this transition and are available to answer any questions about the ERS system.♦

The FY07 Annual Report for the Office of Sponsored Programs has been posted to our website and may be accessed under the “News” link at “http://www.jmu.edu/sponsprog/news.html.”

James Madison University faculty and staff acquired an all-time university record of $24,902,471 in external funding in fiscal year 2007 to augment curriculum development, laboratory enhancement, instrumentation purchases, and scholarly and creative endeavors.
Read the full article at: "JMU Receives Nearly $25 Million in Research, External Funding"

http://www.jmu.edu/sponsprog/fsources.html

• Program Announcement
• Summary of the Thomas F and Kate Miller Jeffress Memorial Trust Guidelines
• "A Guideline for Applicants" (pdf copy) / Direct link: http://www.wm.edu/grants/OPPS/jeffressdocs.pdf

Fellowship for creative and performing artists and writers

Diversity-oriented programs

NOAA/National Weather Service (CSTAR)

U.S - Egypt science and technology

Research on math and science education
Special education postdoc research training
Teacher quality: reading and writing

Detection and monitoring of engineering nanomaterials

General Research Grants / Contingency Grants

Fund for Wild Nature

Protecting biodiversity and wilderness

Music Composition, Performance, Musicology - Playwriting (excluding TV and Film Scripts) and Theatre Studies

Living with a Star: space testbeds

Digital humanities start-up grants
Summer Stipends

Mathematical cognition and specific learning disabilities

Children with mild to severe hearing loss

Alcohol in underage and young adults

Bridges to the baccalaureate

Community participation research

Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement
Information and intelligent systems
IT experiences for students and teachers  
Materials world network
Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Ridge 2000
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP)

Endangered languages

SAMHSA Knowledge Dissemination Conference Grants

Fellowships for creative and performing artists and writers

• The AAS, a national research library and learned society of American History and culture, is calling for applications for visiting fellowships for historical research by creative and performing artists, writers, film makers, journalists, and other persons whose goals are to produce imaginative, non-formulaic works dealing with pre-twentieth-century American history. The Society's goal in sponsoring this program is to multiply and improve the ways in which an understanding of history is communicated to the American people.
• Funding: At least 3 fellowships will be awarded for residence of four weeks at the Society at any time during the period January 1 through December31. The stipend will be $1,200 plus an allowance for travel expenses.
• Web: http://www.americanantiquarian.org/artistfellowship.htm
• Deadline: October 5, 2007.

Diversity-oriented programs

• The primary focus of the foundation is to fund diversity-oriented programs that address literacy, volunteerism and youth leadership development. Organizations must operate within Comcast communities. Organizations funded include the Boys and Girls Club, Cool Girls, Inc., and Dallas After-School All-Stars.
• Please submit any requests to the address following to ensure your organization's information is routed to the correct location.
  Eastern Division: The Comcast Foundation, 1010 Stony Hill Road, Suite 300, Yardley, PA 19067
• Funding: In 2005, the foundation awarded $8.2 million for 614 grants. Grants ranged from $500 to $570,000 each.
• Web: http://www.comcast.com/corporate/about/inthecommunity/foundation/easterncontact.html
• Deadline: not specified.
  

NOAA/National Weather Service: Collaborative Science, Technology, and Applied Research (CSTAR)

• The CSTAR Program represents an NOAA/NWS effort to create a cost-effective transition from basic and applied research to operations and services through collaborative research between operational forecasters and academic institutions which have expertise in the environmental sciences. These activities will engage researchers and students in applied research of interest to the operational meteorological community and will improve the accuracy of forecasts and warnings of environmental hazards by applying scientific knowledge and information to operational products and services.
• Funding: The total funding amount available for proposals is anticipated to be approximately $250,000 per year. It is anticipated that 1-4 awards will be made.
• EMail: samuel.contorno@noaa.gov
• Deadline: October 19, 2007.

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U.S. - Egypt science and technology

• The State Department seeks applications for short-term junior scientist development visits and joint research projects by U.S. and Egyptian scientists to advance the exchange and collaboration.
• Funding: The maximum grant amount is $60,000 (U.S. dollars) awarded for a period of 1-3 years.
• Web: http://egypt.usembassy.gov/usegypt.htm
• Deadline: October 22, 2007.

• The Institute of Education Sciences invites proposals for research on mathematics and science education that address the need to develop and evaluate math or science curricula and instructional approaches to improve U.S. math and science proficiency from kindergarten through post-secondary and adult education levels.
• Funding: Funding depends on the scope and type of project, determined by 5 designated research goals, from $150,000 over 3 years to $6 million over 5 years.
• Web: http://ies.ed.gov/ncer/funding/math_science/index.asp
• Deadline: September 6, 2007 for letters of intent: November 1, 2007 for applications.

• The Institute of Education Sciences invites applications for its Postdoctoral Special Education Research Training Grant Program to support the training and field research of postdoctoral fellows interested in conducting applied research in special education.
• Funding: Awards will typically be about $160,000 (total cost = direct + indirect cost) per year for 4 years.  In no case should a request exceed $200,000 (total cost) per year.
• Web: http://ies.ed.gov/ncser/funding/postdoc/index.asp
• Deadline: September 6, 2007 for letters of intent: November 1, 2007 for applications.

• The Institute of Education Sciences invites proposals to identify effective strategies for preparing future teachers or improving current teacher performance to increase student learning and school achievement.
• Funding: Awards range from $100,000 a year each to $1.2 million up to 5 years.
• Web: http://ies.ed.gov/ncer/funding/tq_reading/index.asp
• Deadline: September 6, 2007 for letters of intent: November 1, 2007 for applications.

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• The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as part of its Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) program, is seeking applications proposing research to further advance the science in the area of detection and monitoring of engineered nanomaterials. Specifically, this program announcement is seeking techniques and technologies that distinguish engineered nanomaterials from incidental, anthropogenic and/or natural nanomaterials.
• Funding: It is anticipated that $2.2 million will be available for about 5 awards. Potential Funding per Award: Up to a total of $400,000 including direct and indirect costs, with a maximum duration of 3 years. Cost-sharing is not required.
• Web: http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2007/ 2007_gro_nano.html
• Deadline: September 13, 2007.

General Research Grants & Contingency Grants

• The purpose of the Foundation Research Grants is to support scholarly works with the potential for significant contributions to the understanding of ancient Mesoamerican cultures and continuities thereof among the indigenous cultures in modern Mesoamerica (México, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador). The Foundation supports projects in the disciplines of archaeology, art history, epigraphy, linguistics, ethnohistory, ethnography, and sociology. The Foundation encourages interdisciplinary projects, especially those that combine disciplines in novel and potentially productive ways.
• Funding: General Research Grants support a wide variety of projects whose financial needs range from $500 but do not exceed $10,000; Contingency Grants are unspecified, varying by request..
• Web: http://research.famsi.org/grants/
• Deadline: September 15, 2007.

• The Fund for Wild Nature spports cutting-edge grassroots organizations and innovative conservation efforts that meet emerging needs for protecting biodiversity and wilderness. The fund provides money for campains to save and restore native species and wild ecosystems, including actions to defed wildersness and biological diversity.  
• Funding: Grants average $1,000 to $2,000 (vary by project).
• Web: http://www.fundwildnature.org
• Deadline: November 2, 2007.

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• The Foundation awards a limited number of fellowships each year for independent projects in fields selected on a rotation of topics.
• Eligibility: In order to be eligible to apply for a Howard Fellowship, candidates should be able to answer "yes" to each of the following questions. (1) Can your current professional status appropriately be viewed as "mid-career" as understood by the Howard Foundation? (2) Would a Howard Fellowship provide you with time off from other responsibilities to work on your proposed project? (3) Are you, regardless of your citizenship, professionally based in the United States either by affiliation with an institution or by residence? (4) Does your proposed project fall within the topic established for this year's round of applications?
• Funding: Stipends are $25,000 and are intended to support individuals working on specific projects. Howard Fellowships may not be used for producing, directing, and staging performances and exhibits; and they are not awarded to support institutional programs. There are no residency requirements for individuals who receive awards.
• Web: http://www.brown.edu/Divisions/Graduate_School/howard/
• Deadline: November 15, 2007.

• NASA solicits proposals for investigations to produce new or improved design, operations models and software to mitigate adverse effects of the space environment on human robotic explorers.  Research should characterize the environment in the presence of a spacecraft; the effects on microelectronics technologies; the effects on detector and/or sensor technologies/degradation and shielding properties of materials; and spacecraft charging/discharging.
• Funding: $2 million in 2008 for 8 awards up to $500,000 a year each for 2 years.
• Web: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?method=init&solId=%7B59CE051C-7AE3-8498-D94F-D242564F527B%7D&path=open
• Deadline: November 16, 2007.

• The National Endowment for the Humanities supports activities that lay the groundwork for digital initiatives in all areas of the humanities. NEH Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants are offered for the planning or initial stages of digital humanities initiatives in all areas of NEH concern: research, publication, preservation, access, teacher training, and dissemination in informal or formal educational settings. Applications should describe the concept or problem that is being addressed, the plan of work, the experience of the project team as it relates to the plan, and the intended outcomes of both the grant and the larger project that the grant will initiate.
• Funding: Awards range up to $30,000 over 18 months.
• Web: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/dhstartup.html
• Deadline: October 16, 2007; April 2, 2008.

• Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research that contributes to scholarly knowledge or to the public's understanding of the humanities. Recipients usually produce scholarly articles, monographs on specialized subjects, books on broad topics, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly tools. Summer Stipends support full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two months.
• Funding: Summer Stipends provide approximately 80 awards for a maximum of $6,000 for two consecutive months of full-time research and writing.
• Web: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/stipends.html
• Deadline: October 2, 2007.

• The NICHD invites applications that stimulate innovative, multidisciplinary research which will contribute to our knowledge of the key factors that influence the development and expression of learning disabilities in mathematics, and provide the evidence base to inform the design of effective instructional interventions.
• Funding: $3 million for 4-6 awards. The project period is up to five years (awards are contingent upon the availability of funds).
• Web: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-07-005.html
• Deadline: Letter of intent - October 29; proposal due - November 29, 2007.

• This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) encourages research applications from institutions/organizations addressing research needs on the young child (infants and children) with mild to severe hearing loss.  Development, refinement or modification of measurement tools for young children is also encouraged.
• Funding: The total project period for an application submitted in response to this funding opportunity may not exceed two years. Direct costs are limited to $275,000 over an R21 two-year period, with no more than $200,000 in direct costs allowed in any single year. The R21 is not renewable.
• Web: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-400.html
• Deadline: earliest date accepted - September 16, 2007; expiration - October 17, 2010.

• The NIAAA and the NIH invite exploratory developmental applications for research on screening and brief interventions to prevent and/or reduce underage drinking and hazardous young adult alcohol drinking and its adverse consequences .
• Funding: $275,000 over an R21 two-year period, with no more than $200,000 in direct costs allowed in any single year. The total project period may not exceed two years.
• Web: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-407.html
• Deadline: October 16, 2007.

• This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits Research Education (R25) grant applications to facilitate the transfer and graduation of students of diverse backgrounds from associate to baccalaureate degree-granting institutions. The program promotes inter-institutional partnerships to improve the quality and quantity of students from underrepresented groups and or health disparities populations being trained as the next generation of biomedical and behavioral research scientists.
• Funding: $12 million annually for 6-9 awards per year. The project period is five years.
• Web: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-411.html
• Deadline: Sept. 18, 2007; Jan 18, Sept. 18, 2008; Jan. 20, Sept. 18, 2009; and Jan. 20, 2010.

• The National Institute of Mental Health invites proposals for research partnerships between community-based clinical services settings and research institutions focused on bridging the gap between what is known about treatment and care available in the community.
• Funding: $275,000 over two years for exploratory developmental (R21) awards.
• Web: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-004.html
• Deadline: October 16, 2007.

• The Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program seeks to improve the quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education for all undergraduate students. The program supports efforts to create new learning materials and teaching strategies, develop faculty expertise, implement educational innovations, assess learning and evaluate innovations, and conduct research on STEM teaching and learning. The program supports three types of projects representing three different phases of development, ranging from small, exploratory investigations to large, comprehensive projects.
• Funding:  $34,000,000   for new and ongoing awards, pending availability of funding.
• Web: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07543/nsf07543.htm
• Deadline: January 10, 2008.

• The Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) supports science and engineering research and education projects that 1) develop new knowledge about the integration and co-evolution of social and technical systems, especially those that have the potential to transform learning and discovery and enhance quality of life and economic prosperity for all people; 2) increase the capabilities of human beings and machines to create, discover and reason with knowledge by advancing the ability to represent, collect, store, organize, visualize and communicate about data and information; 3) advance knowledge about how computational systems can perform tasks autonomously, robustly, and flexibly; and 4) advance the state-of-the-art in the application of IIS technologies in specific contexts.
• Funding: The estimated number of awards is approximately 155, with up to 100 small awards, 50 medium awards, and 5 large awards. It is anticipated that approximately $55,000,000 will be available for new awards ($50,000,000 for HCC, III, and RI, and $5,000,000 for INT2 and NGNI.)
• Web: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13707
• Deadline: October 23, 2007 for medium-sized projects; November 19, 2007 for large projects; December 10, 2007 for small projects.

• ITEST is designed to increase the opportunities for students and teachers to learn about, experience, and use information technologies within the context of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), including Information Technology (IT) courses. It is in direct response to the concern about shortages of information technology workers in the United States. Supported projects are intended to provide opportunities for middle and high school children and teachers to build the skills and knowledge needed to advance their study, and to function and to contribute in a technologically rich society.
• Funding: $20 million for 14 to  17 (to include 6-7 each for Youth-based and Comprehensive projects; 1-2 renewals; 1 ITEST Resource Center).
• Web: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07514/nsf07514.htm
• Deadline: January 4, 2008 - for required preliminary proposals; May 8, 2008 - full proposals.

• The National Science Foundation is working jointly with counterpart national, regional and multinational funding organizations worldwide to enhance opportunities for collaborative activities in materials research and education between US investigators and their colleagues abroad.
• Funding: $2.5 to $4.5 million for 20 to 40 grants (depending on quality of proposals and availability of funds).
• Web: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07574/nsf07574.htm
• Deadline: November 13, 2007

• The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the National Science Foundation. REU projects involve students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs or in research projects specifically designed for the REU program.
• Funding: estimated number of awards:1,700 to  1,800 (This estimate includes approximately 150 new Site awards and 1,600 new Supplement awards each year.) Anticipated funding amount: $57,000,000  in FY2008 (This estimate includes both Sites and Supplements, pending availability of funds.)
• Web: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07569/nsf07569.htm replaces: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf05592
• Deadline: September 13, 2007; August 18, 2008.

• The NSF invites proposals under the RIDGE 2000 initiative, which supports integrated geological and biological studies of the mid-ocean ridge system. Studies focus on limited, scientifically defined geographic areas; co-location of experiments in space and time; and integration across a wide range of disciplines. The program has two elements: integrated studies and time-critical studies.
• Funding: $26,000,000; up to $26 million over the next five years, pending availability of funds.
• Web: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07571
• Deadline: January 15, 2008.

• The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) seeks to increase the number of students (U.S. citizens or permanent residents) receiving associate or baccalaureate degrees in established or emerging fields within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Type 1 proposals are solicited that provide for full implementation efforts at academic institutions. Type 2 proposals are solicited that support educational research projects on associate or baccalaureate degree attainment in STEM.
• Funding: $26 million for 15-20 Type 1 awards and 1-3 Type 2 awards.
• Web: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5488
• Deadline: September 18, proposal.

• This multi-year funding partnership between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) supports projects to develop and advance knowledge concerning endangered human languages and how to preserve them. Funding will support fieldwork and other activities relevant to recording, documenting, and archiving endangered languages, including the preparation of lexicons, grammars, text samples, and databases. At least half the available funding will be awarded to projects involving fieldwork.
• Funding: $2,000,000  annually (approximately $1 million from NSF and $1 million from NEH), pending the availability of funds. Funding will be available for an estimated 18 to 22 awards in the form of one- to three-year project grants as well as fellowships for up to 12 months.
• Web: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06577/nsf06577.htm
• Deadline: September 15th (annually)

• The program is intended to help disseminate knowledge about practices within mental health services and substance abuse prevention and treatment fields, and to integrate that knowledge into real-world practice. For questions about grant management issues, call Kimberly Pendleton at (240) 276-1421.
• Funding: The maximum grant award is $50,000. The program provides about $225,000 a year in grant funding.
• Web: http://www.samhsa.gov/Grants/conference/PA_06_001_Conference.aspx
• Deadline: October 31, 2007

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The following external links are funding deadlines organized by discipline. Please select the applicable discipline to access possible funding opportunities: (courtesy of The Grant Advisor Plus)

• Fine Arts
• Humanities
  
• Sciences
  
• Social Sciences
  
• Federal Register
  
• Education
  
• International
  
• Health Related
  
• Unrestricted / Other
  
• Minorities / Women

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John Hulvey, Director of Sponsored Programs Administration and Accounting
MSC 5728, JMAC-6, Suite 26
hulveyjd@jmu.edu
x8-3725

Sponsored Programs Administration:
Pre-Award & Post-Award (Non-fiscal)
www.jmu.edu/sponsprog/
jmu_grants@jmu.edu
JMAC-6, Suite 26
MSC 5728
Phone: 568-6872; Fax: 568-6240

Sponsored Programs Accounting :
Post-Award (Grants & Contracts)
www.jmu.edu/acadaffairs/grant.shtml
JMAC-6, Suite 30
MSC 5713
Fax: 568-2397

Tamara Hatch, Associate Director
hatchtt@jmu.edu
x8-2350

Denise Cooper, Grants Specialist
IACUC & Web Manager
cooperdm@jmu.edu
x8-3558

Sally Dickenson, Grants Specialist
dickensr@jmu.edu
x8-2336

Carolyn Strong, IRB Research Coordinator
IRB Contact
strongcd@jmu.edu
x8-2318

Donna Crumpton, Financial Administrator
crumptdl@jmu.edu
x8-8099

Brenda Seifried, Financial Administrator
wilburbc@jmu.edu
x8-8-2314

Kyra Shiflet, Financial Administrator
shiflekl@jmu.edu
x8-7108

 

 

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