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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 submitted through InfoReady. 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
10/13/20	Ethical and Responsible Research (ER2)	NSF	10/20/20	2/22/21	1	Click here to submit an NOI through InfoReady.

9/11/20	Advanced Computing Systems & Services: Adapting to the Rapid Evolution of Science and Engineering Research	NSF	9/18/20	12/3/20	1	NOI Deadline Passed
9/10/20	National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program	NSF	9/17/20	12/6/20	2	NOI Deadline Passed
9/9/20	Johnson & Johnson: WiSTEM2D Scholars Award	Johnson & Johnson	9/23/20	10/15/20	1 per area	NOI Deadline Passed
8/25/20	Major Research Instrumentation Program: (MRI)	NSF	9/22/20	1/19/21	2 for Track 1, 1 for Track 2	NOI Deadline Passed
9/3/20	Partnerships for Innovation – Research Partnerships Track (PFI-RP)	NSF	9/10/20	1/13/20	1	NOI Deadline Passed
8/31/20	National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes	NSF	9/7/20	12/4/20	2	NOI Deadline Passed
8/18/20	Harnessing the Data Revolution – Coordination Hub (HDR Central)	NSF	8/25/20	11/12/20	1	NOI Deadline Passed
8/13/20	Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Pathways into the Earth, Ocean, Polar and Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences (IUSE:GEOPAths)	NSF	8/20/20	11/17/20	1	NOI Deadline Passed
8/11/20	Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE)	NSF	8/18/20	11/4/20	2	NOI Deadline Passed
8/7/20	DowGives Community Grant	Dow Chemical Company	8/14/20	9/30/20	1	NOI Deadline Passed
7/8/20	Searle Scholars Program	Searle Foundation	7/20/20	8/7/20	1	NOI Deadline Passed
6/17/20	Equality Can’t Wait Challenge	MacArthur Foundation	6/24/20	9/22/20	1	NOI Deadline Passed
6/9/20	Enhancing Science, Technology, EnginEering, and Math Educational Diversity (ESTEEMED) Research Education Experiences	NIH	6/17/20	7/24/20	1	NOI Deadline Passed
5/8/20	Summer Stipends	NEH	6/15/20 at 5pm	9/23/20	2	NOI Deadline Passed
5/27/20	FY20 Advanced Manufacturing Office Multi-Topic FOA	DOE	6/3/20	6/25/20	1 per subtopic	NOI Deadline Passed
5/18/20	Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Planning	HRSA	5/26/20	7/13/20	1	NOI Deadline Passed
5/18/20	Critical Materials FOA: Next‐Generation Technologies and Field Validation	DOE	5/26/20	6/25/20	1 per topic area, 2 total	NOI Deadline Passed
5/12/20	INCLUDES Alliance	NSF	5/19/20	10/5/20	1	NOI Deadline Passed
5/11/20	Our Town	NEA	5/19/20	8/6/20	2	NOI Deadline Passed
5/5/20	Equipment Grant	USDA	5/12/20	6/23/20	3	NOI Deadline Passed
4/14/20	Addressing Racial Disparities in Maternal Mortality and Morbidity (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	NIH	4/22/20	5/29/20	1	NOI Deadline Passed
4/7/20	NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) (R25 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	NIH	4/15/20	7/14/20	1	NOI Deadline Passed
4/7/20	Tennessee Arts Commission: Arts Build Communities (ABC)	Tennessee Arts Commission	4/15/20	7/1/20	1	NOI Deadline Passed
3/6/20	Cross-Sector Impact Grants	South Arts	3/20/20	3/30/20	1	NOI Deadline Passed
3/5/20	Rural Community Development Initiative	USDA	3/13/20	5/13/20	1	NOI Deadline Passed
2/19/20	Agriculture and Food Research Initiative: Education and Workforce Development	USDA	2/26/20	Varies	3 per program area	NOI Deadline Passed
2/19/20	Research to Enable Fuels From Sunlight	DOE	2/26/20	3/24/20	1	NOI Deadline Passed
2/10/20	Trinity Health Foundation 2020 Grant Cycle	Trinity Health Foundation	2/20/20	3/25/20	1	NOI Deadline Passed
2/5/20	Partnerships for Innovation – Research Partnerships Track (PFI-RP)	NSF	2/12/20	7/8/20	1	NOI Deadline Passed
2/18/20	Scholarship and Fellowship Education Grant, Faculty Development Grant, and Trade School and Community College Scholarship Grant	U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission	2/18/20	4/10/20	1 per grant category	NOI Deadline Passed
2/18/20	Team-Based Design in Biomedical Engineering Education (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	NIH	2/18/20	5/28/20	1	NOI Deadline Passed
2/4/20	FY 2020 Geothermal Technologies Office Hydrothermal and Low Temperature Multi-Topic	DOE	2/7/20	3/2/20	1 per topic area	NOI Deadline Passed
2/3/20	Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1 – Clinical Trial Optional)	NIH	2/10/20	5/27/20	1	NOI Deadline Passed
1/30/20	Opioid-Impacted Family Support Program	HRSA	2/6/20	4/13/20	1	NOI Deadline Passed
1/6/20	Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields Program (WAMS)	USDA	1/14/20	2/24/20	1	NOI Deadline Passed
12/13/19	Grants for Art Projects / Challenge America	NEA	1/6/20	2/13/20	1 for BOTH	NOI Deadline Passed
11/18/19	Rural Health Research Center Program	HRSA	11/25/19	2/21/20	1	NOI Deadline Passed
11/18/19	Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Pathways into the Earth, Ocean, Polar and Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences (IUSE:GEOPAths)	NSF	11/25/19	12/20/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed
11/13/19	Energy Frontier Research Centers	DOE	11/20/19	1/16/20	2	NOI Deadline Passed
11/12/19	On-Farm Research Grants	USDA	11/19/19	12/6/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed
11/11/19	Grants for Organizations	Graham Foundation	11/18/19	2/25/20	1	NOI Deadline Passed
10/24/19	Arts Project Support/Rural Arts Project Support (APS/RAPS)	Tennessee Arts Commission	11/1/19	1/21/20	1	NOI Deadline Passed
10/24/19	Modeling Infectious Diseases in Healthcare Research Projects to Improve Prevention Research and Healthcare Delivery (MInD Healthcare)	CDC	10/31/19	12/18/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed
10/23/19	Agriculture Innovation Center Program	USDA	10/30/19	3/20/20	1	NOI Deadline Passed
10/21/19	National Genetics Education and Family Support Program	HRSA	10/28/19	1/14/20	1	NOI Deadline Passed
10/8/19	NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)	NSF	10/15/19	3/25/20	1 per college/school	NOI Deadline Passed
9/24/19	Mid-Scale Innovations Program in Astronomical Sciences (MSIP)	NSF	10/1/19	12/19/19	3	NOI Deadline Passed
9/18/19	National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program	NSF	9/25/19	12/6/19	2	NOI Deadline Passed
9/17/19	SURA Distinguished Scientist Award	SURA	9/25/19	12/6/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed
9/9/19	WiSTEM2D Scholars Award	Johnson & Johnson	9/23/19	10/3/19	1 per field	NOI Deadline Passed
9/6/19	Moore Inventor Fellows	Moore Foundation	9/13/19	11/15/19	2	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicants Cleared to Submit
8/8/19	Major Research Instrumentation Program: (MRI)	NSF	9/13/19	1/19/20	2 for Track 1, 1 for Track 2	NOI Deadline Passed – Competition Underway
8/22/19	Partnerships for Innovation – Research Partnerships Track (PFI-RP)	NSF	8/29/19	1/8/20	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicants Cleared to Submit
8/7/19	Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)	NSF	8/21/19	11/6/19	3	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicants Cleared to Submit
8/5/19	Community Opioid Response and Evaluation (CORE) Project	Pew Trusts	8/14/19	8/30/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed
8/5/19	Sloan Research Fellowships	Sloan Foundation	8/19/19	9/16/19	3 per department	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicants Cleared to Submit
7/22/19	Greenwall Foundation Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics	Greenwall Foundation	7/29/19	9/23/19	2	NOI Deadline Passed
6/13/19	Summer Stipends	NEH	7/31/19 by 5pm	9/25/19	2	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicants Cleared to Submit
6/28/19	Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN)	USDA	7/3/19	7/25/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed
6/10/19	Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC): A Grant Initiative for the Appalachian and Delta Regions	DOL	6/14/19	7/15/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicants Cleared to Submit
6/6/19	Advanced Computing Systems & Services: Adapting to the Rapid Evolution of Science and Engineering Research	NSF	6/14/19	11/5/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
6/3/19	Critical-Zone Collaborative Network	NSF	6/10/19	12/2/19	3 for Thematic Clusters, 1 for Coordinating Hub	NOI Deadline Passed
5/28/19	Our Town	NEA	6/4/19	8/8/19	2	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicants Cleared to Submit
5/20/19	Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program	NSF	5/28/19	9/27/19	2	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicants Cleared to Submit
5/7/19	Advanced Manufacturing Office Multi-Topic FOA	DOE	5/14/19	6/20/19	1 per subtopic area	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicants Cleared to Submit
5/1/19	2020 Pew Biomedical Scholars	Pew Trusts	5/15/19	10/17/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
5/1/19	Inclusive Excellence	Howard Hughes Medical Institute	5/8/19	7/31/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed
5/1/19	Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science	NSF	5/8/19	9/18/19	3	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicants Cleared to Submit
4/29/19	Physics Frontiers Centers (PFC)	NSF	5/6/19	8/1/19	2	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
4/18/19	Agriculture and Food Research Initiative: Education and Workforce Development (Professional Development for Agricultural Literacy)	USDA	4/25/19	6/13/19	3	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
4/18/19	Agriculture and Food Research Initiative: Education and Workforce Development (Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates)	USDA	4/25/19	6/27/19	3	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicants Cleared to Submit
4/3/19	Accelerated Research in Quantum Computing (ARQC)	DOE	4/10/19	5/31/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed
4/3/19	Arts Build Communities (ABC)	Tennessee Arts Commission	4/10/19	7/1/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
4/2/19	Youth Engagement in Sports: Collaboration to Improve Adolescent Physical Activity and Nutrition (YES Initiative)	HHS	4/10/19	5/31/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed
3/29/19	Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1) (Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	NIH	4/8/19	5/29/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed
3/29/19	Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute	DOE	4/8/19	5/15/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed
3/29/19	Subsurface Stress and Lost Circulation in Geothermal Drilling	DOE	4/8/19	4/16/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed
3/28/19	Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI)	USDA	4/5/19	6/10/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed
3/25/19	Women and Minorities in STEM Fields	USDA	4/2/19	5/21/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed
3/18/19	Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships	NSF	3/27/19	6/25/19	3	NOI Deadline Passed
3/18/19	Undergraduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (U-RISE) (T34)	NIH	3/26/19	5/21/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
3/11/19	Team-Based Design in Biomedical Engineering Education	NIH	3/18/19	5/31/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed
2/8/19	Diversity in Teaching Grant Program	Tennessee Higher Ed Commission	2/15/19	4/5/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
2/6/19	Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Computing in Undergraduate Education (IUSE: CUE)	NSF	2/13/19	5/9/19	2	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
2/4/19	Trinity Health Foundation: 2019 Grant Cycle	Trinity Foundation	2/11/19	3/27/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Competition Underway
12/19/18	Graduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (G-RISE) (T32)	NIH	1/8/19	5/21/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed
12/18/18	Energy-Water Desalination Hub	DOE	1/4/19	2/7/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
12/18/18	Art Works	NEA	1/7/19	2/14/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
12/3/18	Advanced Computing Systems & Services: Adapting to the Rapid Evolution of Science and Engineering Research	NSF	12/10/18	3/4/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
11/26/18	Data Science Research: Personal Health Libraries for Consumers and Patients	NIH	12/4/18	1/18/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
11/19/18	Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) Award	NIH	11/30/18	2/28/19	1 per college/school	NOI Deadline Passed
11/16/18	Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards	ORAU	11/30/18	1/9/19	2	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicants Cleared to Submit
11/9/18	Arts Project Support/Rural Arts Project Support (APS/RAPS)	Tennessee Arts Commission	11/16/18	1/22/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
11/9/18	Materials Innovation Platforms (MIP)	NSF	11/16/18	2/4/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
11/6/18	Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)	NSF	11/13/18 for IRG proposals	6/24/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicants Cleared to Submit
11/5/18	Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR): Data Science Corps (DSC)	NSF	11/12/18	2/4/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
10/22/18	Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) Research Partnerships Track	NSF	10/29/18	1/19/18	1	NOI Deadline Passed
10/2/18	National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program	NSF	10/19/18	12/6/18	2	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicants Cleared to Submit
10/8/18	Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health	HRSA	10/15/18	11/27/18	1	NOI Deadline Passed
9/24/18	Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) (R25)	NIH	10/1/18	1/24/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
9/21/18	Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1) (Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	NIH	9/28/18	1/25/19	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
9/17/18	Scientific Infrastructure Support for Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research	DOE	9/25/18	11/15/18	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
8/28/18	Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program	NSF	9/5/18	9/27/18	2	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
8/24/18	Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Pathways into Geoscience (IUSE: GEOPATHS)	NSF	8/31/18	9/21/18	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
8/20/18	Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)	NSF	9/4/18	11/7/18	3	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
8/1/18	Major Research Instrumentation Program: (MRI) Instrument Acquisition or Development	NSF	9/4/18	1/22/19	2 for Track 1, 1 for Track 2	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
8/7/18	The Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program	Greenwall Foundation	8/15/18	10/1/18	2	NOI Deadline Passed
8/3/18	Enabling Quantum Leap: Convergent Accelerated Discovery Foundries for Quantum Materials Science, Engineering and Information (Q-AMASE-i)	NSF	8/10/18	9/17/18	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
8/2/18	CISE Research Infrastructure (CRI)	NSF	8/9/18	11/7/18	3	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicants Cleared to Submit
7/20/18	Machine Learning for Geothermal Energy	DOE	8/3/18	11/1/18	1	NOI Deadline Passed
7/23/18	Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections (ADBC)	NSF	7/30/18	10/12/18	1	NOI Deadline Passed
7/17/18	NINDS Neuroscience Development for Advancing the Careers of a Diverse Research Workforce (R25)	NIH	7/24/18	9/25/18	1	NOI Deadline Passed
7/2/18	Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Technical Assistance	HRSA	7/9/18	8/10/18	1	NOI Deadline Passed
6/26/18	Simons Investigators in Mathematics, Physics, Astrophysics and Computer Science	Simons Foundation	7/3/18	10/31/18	2 per program	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
6/26/18	Simons Investigators in the Mathematical Modeling of Living Systems	Simons Foundation	7/3/18	10/31/18	2	NOI Deadline Passed – Competition Underway
6/22/18	Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Planning	HRSA	6/27/18	7/30/18	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
5/17/18	Evidence-Based Tele-Behavioral Health Network Program (EB-THNP)	HRSA	5/25/18	6/25/18	1	c
5/10/18	Agriculture and Food Research Initiative: Education and Workforce Development – PD-STEP	USDA	5/25/18	7/11/18	3	NOI Deadline Passed- Applicants Cleared to Submit
5/11/18	Building America Industry Partnerships and Research Priorities for High Performance Housing Innovation	DOE	5/21/18 by 9AM	5/25/18	1 per topic area	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
5/8/18	Agriculture and Food Research Initiative: Education and Workforce Development- REEU	USDA	5/18/18	6/28/18	3	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
5/9/18	Rural Health Integration Models for Parents and Children to Thrive (IMPACT)	HRSA	5/17/18	7/2/18	1	NOI Deadline Passed
5/9/18	Rural Commmunity Development Initiative (RCDI)	USDA	5/16/18	6/25/18	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicant Cleared to Submit
5/2/18	2019 Pew Biomedical Scholars	Pew Trusts	5/10/18	10/15/18	1	NOI Deadline Passed – Competition Underway
4/25/18	Computational Chemical Sciences Research	DOE	5/2/18	5/16/18		NOI Deadline Passed – Competition Underway
4/12/18	Materials and Chemical Sciences Research for Quantum Information Science	DOE	4/19/18	5/24/18	2	NOI Deadline Passed – Applicants Cleared to Submit
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