The opportunity has a November 19th deadline and interested faculty should reach out to
their respective RSC to begin the submission process as soon as possible.
Bridge Fund Program (BFP)
This Bridge Fund Program (BFP), an initiative of the Brain Health Consortium (BHC), funded
by the Office of the Vice President for Research, Economic Development, and Knowledge
Enterprise (REDKE), is a grant opportunity that provides funding for limited, interim
research support based on the merit of a previously submitted application being revised
for resubmission. This support is designed to enable tenure/tenure-track faculty Principal
Investigators (PIs) to gather additional data to strengthen a revised application. The BFP
will aid both early career PIs still establishing their research careers as well as
established PIs who can benefit from interim funding while they revise applications. BFP
applications must contain efforts to address recent grant critiques from public (e.g.,
NIH, NSF, DoD, CPRIT) or private sponsors.
Funding Limits: It is anticipated that up to two grants for a maximum of $15,000 each may
be awarded, based on availability of funds.
Submission Deadline: November 19, 2020.
The RFP with information on how to apply, faculty eligibility and approaching deadlines is
attached. RFP is also available for download on the funding opportunities
page<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2F...;.
For more information, please contact: Ana
Laredo<mailto:Ana.Laredo@utsa.edu?subject=Bridge%20Fund%20Program%20Inquiry>,
Strategic Research Initiatives.
Best Regards,
Ana Laredo
Research Program Coordinator
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Strategic Research Initiatives
ana.laredo@utsa.edu<mailto:ana.laredo@utsa.edu>
One UTSA Circle,
San Antonio, TX 78249-3209
(210) 458-8528
Michael J. Karcher, Ed.D., Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research
Professor of Educational Psychology
College of Education and Human Development, University of Texas at San Antonio
501 Cesar Chavez Blvd., Suite DB 4.337 (DT); MB 3.476 (Main Campus)
San Antonio, TX 78207
(210) 458-2032; 458-2650 (department)
michael.karcher(a)utsa.edu