Dear COEHD Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty: The VPR officially launched a targeted seed grant program on September 1st . The College of Education and Human Development wants to ensure that anyone with a research interest in the area of literacy will have an opportunity to compete. Please read the following announcement. [cid:image002.png@01D20A90.6F6C90C0] The University of Texas at San Antonio formally launches a new funding opportunity in response to the UT Chancellor's Texas Prospect Initiative- UTSA's Achieving Literacy Initiative (ALI) Program. The ALI program, a joint initiative between the Office of the President, Office of the Vice President for Research (VPR), and the College of Education and Human Development (COEHD) at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), will provide seed grants to support new areas of research for faculty at UTSA. The primary goal is to assemble preliminary data that can be used to seek extramural funding. Approximately two grants for a maximum of $10,000 each may be awarded. The ALI program has specific goals with minimal stipulations and it is anticipated that faculty will build cross-disciplinary research partnerships through this program. Objectives of this program are to provide seed funding that: * Promotes an increase in literacy achievement for underserved populations in the San Antonio area (with a particular focus on K - 12 literacy). * Promotes innovation in literacy education and literacy research. * Draws upon community partnerships. Additional information is available on the attached ALI Program RFP and on the VPR website at http://research.utsa.edu/research-funding/opportunities/ . For questions, please contact Ana Delgado at 210-458-8528 or ana.delgado@utsa.edu<mailto:ana.delgado@utsa.edu>. Ana Delgado Program Manager - Office of the Vice President for Research, Research Support Work: (210)458-8528 Fax: (210) 458-6176 Office for Research Support Website: http://research.utsa.edu/texas-university-research/utsa-research/research... Research Events and Workshops: http://research.utsa.edu/events/list/