Funding Opportunities
- Office of Research Funding Opportunities Resources
Visit - Pivot - comprehensive database of funding opportunities available
Visit - NIH Funding Guide - Grants.gov
Visit - NIH Weekly Funding Opportunities
Visit - National Science Foundation (NSF) Funding Opportunities
Visit - USDA/NIFA Funding Opportunities
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Key Campus Contacts
- Business and Revenue Contracts responsible for reviewing, negotiating, and establishing legal, binding agreements and contracts for the provision of services and service-related transactions.
- Foundation and Corporate Engagement - central development team that works with faculty and staff in collaboration with various campus offices and unit partners to build and manage strategic and holistic campus-wide corporate and foundation partnerships via sponsored research and philanthropic opportunities.
- Proposal Development Services - offers extensive services and resources to UC Davis researchers to assist in the development and submission of extramural funding proposals, early career research support, project management for large team grants, and a toolbox with templates, training opportunities, and resources to facilitate successful proposals.
- Sponsored Programs - responsible for the effective and timely handling of all research proposals, as well as preparing, interpreting, negotiating, and accepting awards/agreements on behalf of the Regents for projects funded by federal and state agencies, foundations, and other public and private sources.
- Technology Transfer - provides services that connect research to the marketplace and is focused specifically on protecting and commercializing intellectual property as well as fostering entrepreneurship within the campus community.
- Venture Catalyst - facilitates the translation of UC Davis research and technology to real-world application by driving the development of new UC Davis-associated ventures through collaborations, programmatic activities and outreach efforts.
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NIH Data Sharing Policy
The NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing (DMS) became effective January 25, 2023.
- Applicants must submit a Data Management and Sharing plan as part of the funding request. The plan must outline how their scientific data and accompanying documentation will be managed and shared
- Applicant must comply with the approved DMS plan
- Maximize the appropriate sharing of scientific data generated from NIH-funded or conducted research in the plan, with justified limitations or exceptions
- NIH has created an excellent resource on Data Sharing Repositories
- UC Davis also has resources for Data Sharing
For more details about the new data management and data sharing policy, read the NIH Scientific Data Sharing one page guide: The Who, What, Where and When of the NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy (PDF).
Additional information can be found here.
Research Definitions
What is a Research Grant?
Research Grants and contracts are written agreements with external sponsors. UC Davis provides research, training, public service, or non-standardized testing or other services. Research grants and contract agreements contain one or more of the following provisions:
- A research protocol or other statement of work.
- A designated principal investigator(s).
- A designated period of performance.
- A budget.
- An obligation to account for costs incurred and to return unspent funds.
- Disposition of intellectual property rights.
Types of Research Grants
New (unsolicited; solicited)
A formal request to a sponsor for funds to support a new project. A solicited proposal is submitted to a sponsor in response to an RFA, RFP, RFQ or PA. An unsolicited proposal is one that is not in response to a published request.
- Visit the Sponsored Program’s Proposal page for more details.
- All Institutional Information required for proposals is available online.
- Templates for the common proposal elements are also available online.
Renewal
A renewal application or proposal is a competitively reviewed proposal which builds upon the original work performed. It generally extends the scope of the original work, extends the time period, and includes a request for additional funds.
Revision
A revision proposal is a modified and resubmitted request for funding (proposal) for a project that was previously not funded either because it was denied by the sponsor or withdrawn by the principal investigator.
Subaward/Subcontracts
An agreement with a third-party organization performing a portion of a UCD research project or program. The terms of the relationship (subgrant/subcontract) are influenced by the prime agreement, detailing the award to the University. A subrecipient works collaboratively with the prime award recipient to carry out a portion of the prime award’s scope of work.
Supplemental Proposal
A supplemental proposal is a request to the sponsor for additional funds for an ongoing project during the approved performance period. A supplemental proposal may result from increased costs, modifications in design, or a desire to add a closely related component to the ongoing project. Some sponsors also offer supplemental programs which are designed to fund the hiring of minority or undergraduate students.
No-Cost Time Extension
An extension of the period of performance beyond the expiration date to allow the principal investigator to complete a project at no additional cost to the sponsor.
Non-competing continuation grants
Non-competing continuation grants are submitted when a project has been guaranteed funding for multiple years. A continuation application is submitted annually after the first year, for each subsequent year of the project. For the NIH, a non-competing continuation application uses the PHS-2590 application kit. The applicant is required to provide a progress report and note any changes in the personnel budget. The initial Notice of Award received by the PI should state if the NIH Streamlined Non-competing Continuation Procedures (SNAP) can be followed.
Interim or Bridge Funding
Bridge funding is a UC Davis program funded by the Vice Chancellor for Research designed to assist principal investigators who are between grants so as to help maintain continuity in their research programs. Interim funding is authorized to expend funds on a project to a specified limit before the award document has been received from the sponsor.
Modular Grant Applications
Learn more about NIH Modular Research Grant Applications
Research Policies and Compliance
All Policies and Regulations that govern the conduct of research at UC Davis are available online.
Download the UC Davis Guide to Research Compliance and the Uniform Guidance Quick Guide.
NIH Policies and Compliance