The Division of Research & Innovation (R&I) is a resource for advancing externally funded research to faculty and staff researchers and graduate students in all disciplines in the Prairie View A&M University. If you are interested and/or involved in pursuing externally funded scholarly research or creative activity at PVAMU, then you have arrived at the right place. This funding opportunities page, include

  • Funding Database (Grants.Gov, PIVOT)
  • Limited Submission Funding Opportunities & Procedure
  • Upcoming Funding Opportunities
  • Federal Funding Agencies
  • Selected Private Funding Sources
  • HBCU Funding Opportunities
  • Non-Stem Funding Opportunities

Please consult the PVAMU- SRS Proposal Administrator List to enter in your online Proposal Notification Form the name and email address of the Proposal Administrator managing proposals from your Office/Department/College/Center.

Funding Database

GRANTS.GOV

GRANTS.GOV is a searchable public database for finding research-funding opportunities offered by various federal agencies. Use keywords of your research areas in the search box to identify all available funding opportunities. Introductory video:How to Search for a Grant. For Live Feed of Funding Opportunities Click Here 

PIVOT

PIVOT is a searchable database available to PVAMU faculty, staff, and students for finding federal, non-profit and private funding opportunities. To create an account: Go to PIVOT website > Click “log in” link > Click “signup” > Use your PVAMU email address as login name and follow the instructions. Use keywords of your research areas in the search box to identify all available funding opportunities. Introductory video: PIVOT Introduction

Limited Submission Funding Opportunities & Processes

Limited submissions are opportunities for which a sponsor or funding agency has placed a limitation on the number of proposals an eligible institution can submit. The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) and the Office of Research Advancement (ORA) monitor various funding opportunity databases, and whenever a limited submission opportunity is announced, the faculty and researchers are informed by email or online the limited submission guidelines. OSP receives all notification to proposals along with pre-proposals for internal review, ORA facilitates an internal review of such pre-proposals and make recommendations to the Vice President for Research & Innovation on selected pre-proposals to develop and submission of full proposal to the sponsor.

LIMITED SUBMISSION PROCESS AND PROCEDURE

  • R&I will announce limited submission opportunities and guidelines for internal submission of pre-proposals by email and/or on the Office of Research & Innovation (R&I) webpages.
  • Interested faculty/staff are required to complete the Proposal Notification Form.
  • The form is used for both regular and limited submissions; however, if a limited submission is checked, the form will provide additional guidelines.
  • Submission deadlines for various limited funding opportunities are given in a Table below.
  • Specific guidelines for submission of pre-proposals to different funding opportunities will be sent to faculty by email or through online access.
  • Pre-Proposals generally include the following:
    • 2-page project description/research plan summary containing the key elements of the RFP. In the case of NSF pre-proposals, the research plan should include intellectual merit and broader impact;
    • 2-page biographical sketch for PI;
    • 1-page or less preliminary budget;
    • 1-page or less budget justification.

REVIEW PROCEDURE (Limited Submission Pre-Proposals)

R&I will form an ad-hoc committee of appropriate faculty members to review pre-proposals. Reviewers will evaluate each pre-proposal on the basis of the proposed project’s suitability to the program announcement and the credentials of the PI and Co-PIs. Each review process will be tailored according to the specific solicitation. The most competitive pre-proposals will be selected and recommended to the Vice President for Research & Innovation to move to the full proposal development stage. The selected PIs will be notified by R&I and they will work with SRS Proposal Administrators for budgeting and proposal submission. The full proposal(s) will be submitted by SRS to the sponsor after obtaining regular routing approvals.

LIMITED SUBMISSION PROPOSAL OPPORTUNITIES

Program NameInternal Date DueSponsor Date Due
Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF INCLUDES)
Computer and Information Science and Engineering Minority-Serving Institutions Research Expansion ProgramDecember 8, 2024February 9, 2024
NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and MathematicsDecember 19, 2022February 20, 2024
Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) ProgramJanuary 26, 2024March 25, 2024
NSF Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) Research Initiation AwardJune 18, 2024LOI July 23, 2024 Full proposal October 1, 2024
DoD Research and Education Program for
Historically Black Colleges and Universities and
Minority-Serving Institutions
USDA 1890 Institution Teaching, Research and Extension Capacity Building Grants (CBG)
DOE: Energy Sciences Workforce Program
NSF Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) Broading Participation Research ProjectsAugust 15, 2024LOI September 12, 2024 Full proposal November 9, 2024
NSF Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) Implementation ProjectsAugust 15, 2024LOI September 12, 2024 Full proposal November 9, 2024
NSF Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) Targeted Infusion Projects (TIP)July 31, 2024LOI September 12, 2024 Full proposal November 9, 2024
Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF INCLUDES)June 25, 2025October 24, 2025
NSF Major Research Instrumentation ProgramJuly 19, 2024November 15, 2024

New Opportunities for Grants