Funding Opportunities for STEM Research Projects at Kentucky Institutions

KY NSF KY NSF EPSCoR EPSCoR Annual Programs Annual Programs kynsfepscor.uky.edu (soon) Research Awards (RAs) offer seed-funding ($50K) for novel manufacturing research projects at any of Kentucky s Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs). RA research projects have the potential to be competitive future proposals submitted directly to the National Science Foundation (NSF). The Undergraduate Research Experience (URE) Program provides funding ($7.5K per student) for faculty-mentored research projects for underrepresented undergraduate students in STEM fields. We provide support funding ($10K) for individuals and organizations across the state seeking to engage students and citizens in Advanced Manufacturing STEM topics through our Education, Outreach, and Communication (EOC) Program. The EPSCoR Internship (EI) Program supports hands-on learning experiences for Kentucky undergraduate students, while also providing a valuable workforce pipeline to Advanced Manufacturing companies across the Commonwealth. 8 to 16-week student internships @ $15/per hour

$25K REG Award Follow $25K REG Award Follow- -on Funding RUI: Biochemical and genetic analysis of conserved molecular scaffold Tudor complex required for germ cell specification in Drosophila Principal Investigator: Alexey Arkov Murray State University; Start Date:08/01/2021 Award Amount:$333,089 CAREER: Structure-Function Analysis of Germ Cell Organelles in Drosophila Principal Investigator: Alexey Arkov Murray State University; Start Date:05/01/2011 Award Amount:$778,791 RUI: Role of Germ Cell Nanoparticles during Germline Specification in Drosophila Principal Investigator: Alexey Arkov Murray State University; Start Date:08/01/2017 Award Amount:$695,254 on Funding

Track-2 Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (NSF 21-518) LOIs ( 20) Dec.; Full Proposals Due Jan. ( 21) Require multiple EPSCoR state collaborations Only one (led) submission PER ORGANIZATION Prescriptive Topic Advancing research toward Industries of the Future to ensure economic growth for EPSCoR jurisdictions Prior topic: "Harnessing Big Data to solve problems of national importance" Awards are scalable based on # of collaborating institutions Two institutions = up to $4M over 4 years Three+ institutions = up to $6M over 4 years

Track Track- -2 Awards 2 Awards RII Track-2 FEC: Data-Enabled Discovery and Design to Transform Liquid-Based Energy Storage (D3TaLES) Principal Investigator: Chad Risko; Co-Principal Investigator: Sara Mason, Scott Shaw, Baskar Ganapathysubramanian, Susan Odom; University of Kentucky; Start Date:09/01/2020; Award Amount: $1,989,220 RII Track-2 FEC: A Multiscale, Multiphysics Modeling Framework for Genome-to Phenome Mapping via Intermediate Phenotypes Principal Investigator: Seth DeBolt; Co-PI: Daniel Robertson, Armando McDonald, Christopher McMahan, Rajandeep Sekhon; University of Kentucky; Start Date:08/15/2018; Award Amount: $5,999,995 RII Track-2 FEC: Sensing and Educating the Nexus to Sustain Ecosystems (SENSE). A Kentucky-West Virginia Partnership Principal Investigator: David White; Co-Principal Investigator: Susan Hendricks, James Fox, Jeffrey Kovatch, William Ford, Mary Armstead; Murray State University; Start Date:08/01/2016; Award Amount: $3,837,645 RII Track-2 FEC: Innovative, Broadly Accessible Tools for Brain Imaging, Decoding, and Modulation Principal Investigator: Walter Besio; Co-Principal Investigator: Sridhar Sunderam, Lei Ding; University of Rhode Island; Start Date:08/01/2015; Award Amount: $5,999,853 RII Track-2 FEC: Unmanned Aircraft System for Atmospheric Physics Principal Investigator: Jamey Jacob; Co-Principal Investigator: Suzanne Smith, Phillip Chilson, Adam Houston; Oklahoma State University; Start Date:08/01/2015; Award Amount: $5,995,869 RII Track-2 FEC: Assembling Successful Structures: Lignin Beads for Sustainability of Food, Energy, and Water Systems Principal Investigator: Dorin Boldor; Co-Principal Investigator: Bert Lynn, Sue Nokes, Dorel Moldovan, Cristina Sabliov; Louisiana State University; Start Date:08/01/2016; Award Amount: $3,999,625 RII Track-2 FEC: From Genome to Phenome in a Stressful World: Epigenetic Regulatory Mechanisms Mediating Thermal Plasticity in Drosophila Principal Investigator: Sara Cahan; Co-Principal Investigator: James Waters, Seth Frietze, Heather Axen, Nicholas Teets; University of Vermont & State Agricultural College; Start Date:08/15/2018; Award Amount: $5,171,722 RII Track-2 FEC: Precise Regional Forecasting via Intelligent and Rapid Harnessing of National Scale Hydrometeorological Big Data Principal Investigator: Nian-Feng Tzeng; Co-Principal Investigator: Sytske Kimball, Stuart Foster, Eric Rappin, Xu Yuan, Richard Day; University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Start Date:09/01/2020; Award Amount: $2,509,859

Track-4: EPSCoR Research Fellows (21-557) PIs must either hold a non-tenured faculty appointment at an institution of higher education or an early-career, career-track appointment at an eligible non-degree-granting institution. Financial support for extended collaborative visits to the nation's premier private, governmental, or academic research centers for the awardees to: learn new techniques; develop new collaborations or advance existing partnerships; benefit from access to unique equipment and facilities; and/or shift their research toward potentially transformative new directions. Three proposals per organization Props submitted in April 24-month scope-of-work w/ up to 6 months of salary support

Track Track- -4 Awards 4 Awards RII Track-4: Liquid Xenon Time Projection Chamber R&D on the Large Xenon Test Stand at LLNL PI: Ryan MacLellan; University of Kentucky Start Date:01/01/2020; Award Amount:$131,507 RII Track-4: Elucidating Enzyme-Ionic Liquid Interactions to Enable Effective Lignin Valorization PI: Jian Shi; University of Kentucky Start Date:12/01/2019; Award Amount:$207,562 RII Track 4: Understanding Defect Chemistry in Sodium Chalcogenide Superionic Conductors by Advanced Neutron Technology PI: Hui Wang; University of Louisville Date:12/15/2020; Award Amount:$252,491 RII Track-4: Applying Transient Reflectance Spectroscopy to Decipher the Impact of Energetics and Electronic Coupling on Interfacial Recombination in Hybrid Halide Perovskites PI: Kenneth Graham; University of Kentucky Start Date:02/15/2020; Award Amount:$179,150 RII Track 4: Development of Rigorous Techniques to Detect Polar Pesticides at Low Concentrations PI: Shakira Hobbs; University of Kentucky Start Date:01/01/2021; Award Amount:$258,545 RII Track-4: Elucidating controls of sediment phosphorus delivery to tile-drains PI: William Ford; University of Kentucky Start Date:01/01/2021; Award Amount:$226,757

169 NSF Awards to KY since 8/1/2019 169 NSF Awards to KY since 8/1/2019 54 (32%) PI or co-PI previously supported by KY NSF EPSCoR Track-1 ($38.1M) Average $ = $706,009 Median $ = $368,821 Average PIs = 2.46 Median PIs = 2 115 PI or co-PI without prior T-1 support/connection Average $ = $335,587 Median $ = $259,034 Average PIs = 1.61 Median PIs = 1 16 awards have a PI or co-PI recruited to KY via T-1 award support $9,135,540 Average $ = $570,971 Median $ = $345,537 Average PIs = 1.75 Median PIs = 1