Greetings Colleagues, I am forwarding the October 2023 Research Development & Grant Writing Newsletter by Academic Research Funding Strategies, LLC. The newsletter is provided through a subscription by the Office of the Vice President for Research, Economic Development, and Knowledge Enterprise (REDKE) solely for the use of the UTSA community. Although you may share it with your students, please do not post it on a public website or disseminate it outside the UTSA community. This issue contains the following areas of interest: pp. 12-13 Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award (due Dec. 1) p. 13 The AVDF/ACLS Fellowships for Research on the Liberal Arts (due Dec. 15) pp. 13-14 Mellon/ACLS Foundation Digital Justice Seed Grant (due Dec. 15) pp. 18-20 The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Defense Sciences Office (DSO) released its 34-page 2024 Office-wide Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). Those working in AI should look at the following priority, Collective Intelligence: This thrust includes, but is not limited to, exploration of complex social systems, adaptable Artificial Intelligence (AI), and AI-accelerated learning. pp. 26-27 An article, "Editing the Proposal Introduction: What, Why, & How" pp. 28-41 An amusing article, "Don’t Let Your Proposal Wear a Disguise on Halloween" pp. 42-43 An article, "How a Good Website Can Help Faculty Win Grants" Please contact me if you want to discuss any of the newsletter's information or to apply for a grant/fellowship. Thank you. --Iwan Mr. Iwan Notowidigdo Senior Grant Development Manager The University of Texas at San Antonio College of Education & Human Development (COEHD) iwan.notowidigdo(a)utsa.edu (Mobile: 347-231-5931) New Office Hours Mondays at 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM No registration required; just drop in. 9:00 AM https://utsa.zoom.us/j/96155383419 3:00 PM https://utsa.zoom.us/j/94334298159 IMPORTANT PROPOSAL INFO: 15/5/2 Timeline Requirements<https://research.utsa.edu/ospa/15-5-2-rule.html> REDKE is excited to announce LabArchives,<https://research.utsa.edu/manage/labarchives.html> Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) software for research at no cost to UTSA Faculty and Staff, plus there is no limit on data storage space! [cid:684e67f1-ea6b-4cc2-bc71-39f5ae2f1413] ________________________________ From: Carlos Aguirre <Carlos.Aguirre2(a)utsa.edu&gt; Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2023 9:32 AM To: Carlos Aguirre <Carlos.Aguirre2(a)utsa.edu&gt;; Lyndsey Lepovitz <lyndsey.lepovitz(a)utsa.edu&gt;; Monique Long <monique.long(a)utsa.edu&gt;; Monica Trevino <monica.trevino3(a)utsa.edu&gt;; Iwan Notowidigdo <iwan.notowidigdo(a)utsa.edu&gt;; Jenna Gonzales <jenna.gonzales(a)utsa.edu&gt;; Helena Fischer <helena.fischer(a)utsa.edu&gt;; Claudia Rueda <claudia.rueda(a)utsa.edu&gt;; Maria Medrano <maria.medrano(a)utsa.edu&gt;; Siobhan Fleming <siobhan.fleming(a)utsa.edu&gt;; Nicole Beebe <Nicole.Beebe(a)utsa.edu&gt;; Ana Laredo <ana.laredo(a)utsa.edu&gt;; Erica Sosa <Erica.Sosa(a)utsa.edu&gt; Subject: Monthly Research Development and Grant Writing Newsletter Good Morning All, The October Research Development and Grant Writing Newsletter is attached. Subscription service. Please share internally only. 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Sincerely, Carlos Aguirre Interim Senior Director, Strategic Proposal Development, Office of Strategic Research Development The University of Texas at San Antonio Office of the Vice President for Research, Economic Development, and Knowledge Enterprise One UTSA Circle San Antonio, TX 78249-3209 Monday – Friday (Main Campus) GSR 2.13ON (Formerly PNB) C: 210.748-6496 | F: 210.458.6176 [Logo Description automatically generated] From: Carlos Aguirre Sent: Monday, October 23, 2023 10:00 AM To: Iwan Notowidigdo <iwan.notowidigdo(a)utsa.edu&gt;; Julia Wolf <julia.wolf(a)utsa.edu&gt;; Monique Long <monique.long(a)utsa.edu&gt;; Monica Trevino <monica.trevino3(a)utsa.edu&gt;; Helena Fischer <helena.fischer(a)utsa.edu&gt;; Jenna Gonzales <jenna.gonzales(a)utsa.edu&gt;; Maria Medrano <maria.medrano(a)utsa.edu&gt;; Claudia Rueda <claudia.rueda(a)utsa.edu&gt;; Lyndsey Lepovitz <lyndsey.lepovitz(a)utsa.edu&gt; Cc: Roseanne Hurst <Roseanne.Hurst(a)utsa.edu&gt; Subject: Any assistance you can provide: USRA membership application for UTSA, Nov 1; and DOD Manufacturing Technology Program, Manufacturing Education and Workforce Development NFO, Due November 6, 2023 Good Morning All, Does anyone have space to provide some proposal development assistance for two development efforts we are working on? Please advise and thank you for your consideration of this inquiry. Sincerely, Carlos Aguirre Interim Senior Director, Strategic Proposal Development, Office of Strategic Research Development The University of Texas at San Antonio Office of the Vice President for Research, Economic Development, and Knowledge Enterprise One UTSA Circle San Antonio, TX 78249-3209 Monday – Friday (Main Campus) GSR 2.13ON (Formerly PNB) C: 210.748-6496 | F: 210.458.6176 [Logo Description automatically generated] From: Carlos Aguirre Sent: Friday, October 13, 2023 3:08 PM To: Iwan Notowidigdo <iwan.notowidigdo@utsa.edu<mailto:iwan.notowidigdo@utsa.edu>>; Julia Wolf <julia.wolf@utsa.edu<mailto:julia.wolf@utsa.edu>>; Monique Long <monique.long@utsa.edu<mailto:monique.long@utsa.edu>>; Monica Trevino <monica.trevino3@utsa.edu<mailto:monica.trevino3@utsa.edu>>; Helena Fischer <helena.fischer@utsa.edu<mailto:helena.fischer@utsa.edu>>; Jenna Gonzales <jenna.gonzales@utsa.edu<mailto:jenna.gonzales@utsa.edu>>; Maria Medrano <maria.medrano@utsa.edu<mailto:maria.medrano@utsa.edu>>; Claudia Rueda <claudia.rueda@utsa.edu<mailto:claudia.rueda@utsa.edu>>; Lyndsey Lepovitz <lyndsey.lepovitz@utsa.edu<mailto:lyndsey.lepovitz@utsa.edu>> Cc: Roseanne Hurst <Roseanne.Hurst@utsa.edu<mailto:Roseanne.Hurst@utsa.edu>> Subject: Any Contacts Interested in Grant Consulting? Hi Everyone and Happy Friday, SPD is looking to hire a short term contract grant consultant (~20 hrs./week). If you know of someone, please let me know. Thank you! Sincerely, Carlos Aguirre Institutional Proposal Manager The University of Texas at San Antonio Office of the Vice President for Research, Economic Development, and Knowledge Enterprise One UTSA Circle San Antonio, TX 78249-3209 Monday – Friday (Main Campus) GSR 2.13ON (Formerly PNB) C: 210.748-6496 | F: 210.458.6176 [Logo Description automatically generated]