Limited Submission Opportunities

The Office of Research and Engagement (ORE) oversees the process by which proposals are selected for submission by the university in response to federal, private, and corporate funding solicitations that limit the number of proposals that can be submitted per applicant institution. Below is a list of limited submission opportunities recently announced by ORE and the internal deadlines for receipt of a Notification of Interest (NOI). Please be aware that the list is not comprehensive. Anyone wishing to apply to a limited submission solicitation that is not posted on our website should contact limitsub@utk.edu immediately. ORE will review the sponsor guidelines, evaluate the funding scope, and determine the need for an internal solicitation.

NOIs must be sent to limitsub@utk.edu and be received by 12 noon on the date specified for the particular award opportunity. The normal process for proposal selection is outlined on the Management of Limited Submission Funding Opportunities page.  Exceptions to this process are made in certain situations, for example, when the deadline is short, when the program is highly focused, or when an opportunity reflects a strategic priority and/or requires significant institutional commitment.

The National Science Foundation maintains a comprehensive listing of their limited submissions opportunities.

Current and Expired Opportunities

CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NOIs
Date Posted	Title	Agency	Internal NOI by Noon	Agency Due Date	Limitations	Status
4/12/18	Materials and Chemical Sciences Research for Quantum Information Science	DOE	4/19/18	5/24/18	2	Accepting NOIs
4/2/18	Tennessee Arts Commission: Arts Build Communities (ABC)	TAC	4/10/18	7/2/18	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Competition Underway
3/21/18	Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability	State of Tennessee	3/28/18	4/30/18	1 per category	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicants Cleared to Submit
3/15/18	Aetna 2018 Cultivating Healthy Communities Grant Program	Aetna Foundation	3/23/18	4/18/18	2	NOI Deadline Passed – Competition Underway
3/8/15	Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI)	NSF	3/15/18	6/4/18	2	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
2/12/18	Team-Based Design in Biomedical Engineering Education (R25)	NIH	2/19/18	5/31/18	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
2/6/18	Women and Minorities in STEM Program (WAMS)	USDA	2/13/18	3/28/18	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
2/5/18	2018 Grant Cycle	Trinity Health Foundation	2/12/18	3/28/18	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
1/29/18	Quantitative and Statistical Thinking in the Life Sciences	Burroughs Wellcome Fund	2/5/18	4/25/18	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
1/23/18	Cultivating Cultures for Ethical STEM	NSF	1/30/18	4/17/18	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
11/29/17	Art Works	NEA	12/6/17	2/15/18	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Competition Underway
11/27/17	Energy Frontier Research Centers	DOE	12/5/17	1/31/18	3	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicants Cleared to Submit
11/14/2017	Partnerships for Innovation	NSF	11/21/2017	2/1/2018	2	NOI Deadline Passed- Applicants Cleared to Submit
10/27/17	NSF Research Traineeship (NRT)	NSF	11/6/17	12/6/17	2	NOI Deadline Passed- Applicants Cleared to Submit
10/27/17	Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) Award (R01)	NIH	11/3/17	2/28/18	1 per college/school	NOI Deadline Passed
10/23/17	Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research – Nuclear Energy Enabling Technologies (NEET)	DOE	10/30/17	1/23/18	3 per workscope	NOI Deadline Passed
10/23/17	Data Science Research: Personal Health Libraries for Consumers and Patients (R01)	NIH	10/30/17	3/19/18	1	NOI Deadline Passed- Applicant Cleared
10/16/17	Forensic Anthropology Assistance to Address Legacies of Gross Human Rights Violations	DoS	10/23/2017	11/06/2017	1	NOI Deadline Passed
10/12/2017	Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards	ORAU	10/19/2017	1/8/2018	2	Deadline Passed- Competition Underway
10/9/2017	Tennessee Arts Commission Arts Project Support / Rural Arts Project Support (APS & RAPS)	Tennessee Arts Commission	10/16/2017	1/22/2018	1	Deadline Passed- Competition Underway
9/19/2017	Advanced Power Electronics Design for Solar Applications	DoE	9/26/2017	10/12/2017	2	NOI Deadline Passed
8/10/2017	Greenwall Foundation Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics	Greenwall Foundation	8/17/2017	11/1/2017	2	NOI Deadline Passed
8/15/2017	ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers	NSF	N/A	8/9/2017	N/A	Closed to Internal Competition
8/9/2017	Research Education: Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) Program (R25)	NIH	N/A	1/26/2018	N/A	Closed to Internal Competition
7/28/2017	Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program	NSF	8/4/2017	10/25/2017	2	NOI Deadline Passed
7/26/2017	CISE Research Infrastructure	NSF	8/2/2017	11/2/2017	3	NOI Deadline Passed
7/21/2017	Advancing Informal STEM Learning	NSF	7/28/2017	11/6/2017	3	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared
7/14/2017	Pew Charitable Trusts: Health Impact Project	PEW	7/21/2017	9/15/2017	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared
7/11/2017	Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science Sites	NSF	7/18/2017	10/10/2017	3	NOI Deadline Passed
7/11/2017	Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Pathways into Geoscience (IUSE: GEOPATHS)	NSF	7/18/2017	10/10/2017	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared
7/6/2017	Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections (ADBC) – Thematic Collections Networks	NSF	7/14/2017	10/13/2017	1	NOI Deadline Passed
6/27/2017	2018 Searle Scholars Program	Searle	7/04/2017	8/03/2017	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared
6/12/2017	Empowered Communities for a Healthier Nation Initiative	HHS	6/19/2017	8/01/2017	3	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared
6/6/2017	NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI)	NSF	6/16/2017	1/10/2018	3	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicants Cleared
5/18/2017	2018 Mallinkrodt Grants	EMF	5/26/2017	8/01/2017	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Competition Underway
5/18/2017	2017 Arts Build Communities (ABC) Grants	TAC	5/25/2017	6/30/2017	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared
5/10/2017	2018 Pew Biomedical Scholars	Pew	5/24/2017	10/23/2017	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Competition Underway
5/15/2017	AFRI – Education and Literacy Initiative: REEU	USDA	5/17/2017	6/28/2017	3	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared
5/15/2017	AFRI – Education and Literacy Initiative: PD-STEP	USDA	5/17/2017	6/28/2017	3	NOI Deadline Passed
5/01/2017	NIH Director’s Early Independence Awards (DP5)	NIH	5/15/2017	9/22/2017	2	NOI Deadline Passed
4/18/2017	Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program	HRSA	4/26/2017	6/12/2017	2	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared
3/21/2017	Big Data Regional Innovation Hubs: Establishing Spokes to Advance Big Data Applications (BD Spokes)	NSF	4/05/2017	9/18/2017	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared
3/16/2017	Aetna 2017 Cultivating Healthy Communities Grant Program	AET	3/24/2017	4/14/2017	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared
2/24/2017	Team-Based Design in Biomedical Engineering Education (R25)	NIH	3/03/2017	5/31/2017	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared
2/02/2017	Tomorrow’s Internet Project Office (TIPOFF)	NSF	2/15/2017	5/02/2017	1	NOI Deadline Passed
2/02/2017	Trinity Health Foundation (Large Grants)	THF	2/08/2017	3/29/2017	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Competition Underway
12/06/2016	Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI)	NSF	12/13/2016	3/01/2017	2	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicants Cleared to Submit
12/06/2016	Software Infrastructure for Sustained Innovation – Scientific Software Innovation Institutes	NSF	12/13/2016	4/11/2017	1	NOI Deadline Passed
11/23/2016	Tennessee Arts Commission Arts Project Support / Rural Arts Project Support (APS & RAPS)	TAC	12/02/2016	1/23/2017	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Competition Underway
11/23/2016	Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards	ORAU	12/02/2016	1/09/2017	2	NOI Deadline Passed – Competition Underway
11/22/2016	NSF INCLUDES – Design and Development	NSF	12/01/2016	2/14/2017	1	Applicant Cleared to Submit
11/01/2016	NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM)	NSF	11/18/2016	3/29/2017	2	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicants Cleared to Submit
10/21/2016	FY2017 General Scientific Infrastructure Support for CINR	DOE	10/28/2016	11/23/2016	1	Applicant Cleared to Submit
10/18/2016	Brain Research Foundation: Fay/Frank 2017 Seed Grant	BRF	10/25/2016	1/04/2017	1	Applicant Cleared to Submit
10/03/2016	Innovation Corps- National Innovation Network Sites Program (I-Corps Sites)	NSF	10/10/2016	2/09/2017	1	NOI Deadline Passed
10/03/2016	Cultivating Cultures for Ethical STEM (CCE STEM)	NSF	10/10/2016	2/15/2017	1	Applicant Cleared to Submit
9/19/2016	Scalable Nanomanufacturing for Integrated Systems (SNM-IS)	NSF	9/26/2016	1/13/2017	1	NOI Deadline Passed