A limited submission opportunity is one in which the sponsor limits the number of proposals or applications they will consider from an applicant (JMU). The Office of Sponsored Programs has collected a list of limited submission opportunities that are of frequent interest to JMU faculty below. If you know of a commonly-recurring opportunity, or funder, that would be of interest to faculty and is not in the list below please let us know at grants@jmu.edu.
Please be aware that JMU's limited submission procedure applies to all limited submission opportunities, regardless of whether or not they are included in the list below.
Some (but not all) DoE Office of Science opportunities are limited submission. Center-type applications are frequently limited to one per institution. Other opportunities are limited to a certain number per program area (e.g., RENEW and FAIR).
View a list of current DoE Office of Science opportunities.
Most HRSA opportunities are limited submission. This seems to be particularly true of "Technical Assistance" type opportunities and programs to establish centers. To determine if an opportunity is limited submission, please refer to the eligibility section of the full Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). If it says "you" are limited to one application, then it is a limited submission opportunity. (Remember that JMU as an institution submits the application, not individual PIs.)
View a list of current HRSA funding opportunities.
As of May 2025, JMU may submit one application annually to either of the National Endowment for the Arts Grants for Arts Projects and Our Town competitions.
More information can be found at the Grants for Arts Project page.
As of May 2025, JMU is generally restricted to one BIG per receipt date. Concurrent applications for the same equipment to SIG or HEI is generally not allowed. Additionally, the BIG Program is limited to institutions that have not received S10 instrumentation funding of $500,001 or greater in any of the preceding 3 federal fiscal years.
More information can be found at the BIG notice of funding opportunity page.
As of May 2025, JMU may submit up to three proposals in Tracks One or Two (inclusive), and one additional submission in Track 3 to the NSF MRI program. (E.g., JMU may submit two in Track 1, one in Track 2, and one in Track 3, but may not submit three in Track 1 and one in Track 2).
More information can be found in the MRI solicitation.
As of May 2025, JMU may participate in two Innovations in Graduate Education proposals per annual competition. Participation includes serving as a lead organization on a non-collaborative proposal or as a lead organization, non-lead organization, or subawardee on a collaborative proposal. Organizations participating solely as evaluators on projects are excluded from this limitation.
More details can be found in the IGE solicitation.
As of May 2025, JMU may participate in only two (2) proposals per NRT competition as lead or collaborative non-lead. All Track 1 and/or Track 2 NRT proposals will be counted toward this total limit of two proposals per institution. Participation includes serving as a lead organization on a non-collaborative proposal or as a lead organization, non-lead organization, or subawardee on a collaborative proposal. Organizations participating only as evaluators on projects are excluded from this limitation. Planning proposals, described in Section II, Program Description, are also excluded from this limitation.
More information can be found in the Research Traineeship Program solicitation.
As of May 2025, for a given S-STEM deadline, JMU may submit up to two proposals in which it will be directly involved in providing scholarships. Multiple proposals from an institution must not overlap with regard to S-STEM eligible disciplines.
More information can be found in the S-STEM solicitation.
As of May 2025, JMU may submit at most one S-STEM-Hub proposal (as a single institution, a subawardee, or a member of a collaborative research project).
More information can be found in the S-STEM-Hub solicitation.
Many funding opportunities run by the US Department of State are limited submission, particularly those which involve organizing programs for specific groups of people (e.g., foreign visitors). A list of current opportunities can generally be found on grants.gov by selecting the Department of State as the agency in the search function.
Some, but by no means all, SAMHSA opportunities are limited submission. In most cases, JMU is limited to two submissions, unless JMU has an active award in the program. PIs interested in a particular program should reach the notice of funding opportunity carefully and reach out with questions.
View a list of current SAMHSA funding opportunities.
Most (if not all) SCHEV (State Council of Higher Education for Virginia) programs are limited submission; generally each public institution of higher education is limited to one proposal.
View a list of current SCHEV funding opportunities.
As of May 2025, the Sentara Cares website states in the Grant FAQ:
Only one application (grant or sponsorship) per organization will be considered each calendar year. Therefore, if you have an open Sentara grant, you are not eligible to apply for additional funding.
More information can be found at the Sentara Cares website.
As of May 2025, all Virginia Humanities Grants are limited submission.
- Applicants may not apply in two grant opportunities at the same time
- Applicants may not apply to an opportunity (Rapid or Regular), if they were awarded a grant in the cycle immediately prior to the current cycle.
- Applicants may not have two grants open at the same time.
Please consult with OSP before planning to apply, as JMU may not be eligible to submit any applications for some cycles.
