If you have any questions, please e-mail OVPR at askovpr@gwu.edu.

When funding agencies or sponsors limit the number of grant applications that the institution may submit, notify askOVPR@gwu.edu immediately.  OVPR will initiate an internal competition to determine the proposal(s) that may move forward and ensure that GW sends only the allowable number of proposals. Participating in an internal competition is required in order for GW OVPR to move your application forward.

• Limited Submission Pre-Proposal Guidance (PDF)  (Updated 12/19/11)
•  Archives of previous Limited Proposal Competition Announcements

Limited Proposal Competition Announcements  - April 1, 2013 - June 30, 2013 (For annoucements from January - March 2013, please go here.)

Week of May 19, 2013

• National Network of Fusion Centers Capability and Capacity Enhancement
  Sponsor: United States Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
• Coordinating Center for Access to Services for Children and Youths With Epilepsy
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)
• Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) - Breakthrough Award
  Sponsor: United States Department of Defense (DOD), Department of the Army, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC)
• Tribal Public Health Capacity Building and Quality Improvement
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Evidence-Based Demonstration Projects in Immunization (Admin Supp)
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director (OD)
• Pediatric Critical Care and Trauma Scientist Development Program (K12)
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
• Rural Access to Emergency Devices Grant Program
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Week of May 12, 2013

• Evaluation of State and Local Education Programs and Policies
  Sponsor: United States Department of Education (ED), Institute of Education Sciences (IES), National Center for Education Research (NCER)
• NIDA Research "Center of Excellence" Grant Program (P50)
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• NLM Independent Career Development Award for Biomedical Informatics (K22)
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM)
• Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships in Education Research
  Sponsor: United States Department of Education (ED), Institute of Education Sciences (IES), National Center for Education Research (NCER)
• Education Research and Development Center Program (Education Research and Development Centers)
  Sponsor: United States Department of Education (ED), Institute of Education Sciences (IES), National Center for Education Research (NCER)
• Continuous Improvement in Education Research (Continuous Improvement Research in Education)
  Sponsor: United States Department of Education (ED), Institute of Education Sciences (IES), National Center for Education Research (NCER)
• MARC Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (U-STAR) National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (T34)
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

• Women, Peace and Security in Iraq: Secretary's War Widows Program
  Sponsor: United States Department of State (DOS), Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL)
• Federal and State Technology Partnership Program
  Sponsor: United States Small Business Administration (SBA)
• Limited Competition: Mental Health Research Network II (U19)
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• Grants for Injury Control Research Centers
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC)
• Limited Competition: Enhancing Investments in Comparative Effectiveness Research Resources (R01)
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Week of May 5, 2013

• Summer Stipends
  Sponsor: National Foundation for the Arts and the Humanities, National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Division of Research Programs
• Predoctoral Interdisciplinary Research Training Program in the Education Sciences
  Sponsor: United States Department of Education (ED), Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
• International Visitor Leadership Program Assistance Awards
  Sponsor: United States Department of State (DOS), Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)
• NIDCR Institutional Career Development Award for Enhancing Research Capacity in Temporomandibular Joint Disorders and Orofacial Pain (K12)
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
• Developing and Improving Institutional Animal Resources (G20)
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP)
• Anti-Terrorism Course Revisions in Support of the Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program (DS-ATA - Curriculum Rewrite Law Enforcement)
  Sponsor: United States Department of State (DOS), Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Training Division, Office of Antiterrorism Assistance (ATA)
• Democracy, Human Rights, and Rule of Law in Vietnam
  Sponsor: United States Department of State (DOS), Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL)
• Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) CFDA Number 84.031A
  Sponsor: United States Department of Education (ED), Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), Higher Education Programs (HEP)
• Research Supplements to Promote Re-Entry Into Biomedical and Behavioral Research Careers
  Announcement pertains to the following Institutes/Offices:
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH)

National Eye Institute (NEI)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH)
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
Fogarty International Center (FIC)
Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS)
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP)

• Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) CFDA Number 84.031F
  Sponsor: United States Department of Education (ED), Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE)
• Methods Training for Education Researchers
  Sponsor: United States Department of Education (ED), Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
• Training in Education Research Use and Practice
  Sponsor: United States Department of Education (ED), Institute of Education Sciences (IES)

Week of April 28, 2013

• Generation Three (Gen-3) Engineering Research Centers (ERC) Program
  Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Engineering (ENG), Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC)
• Physics Frontiers Centers (PFC)
  Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS), Division of Physics (PHY)
• America's Historical and Cultural Organizations: Planning Grants
  Sponsor: National Foundation for the Arts and the Humanities, National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Division of Public Programs
• America's Historical and Cultural Organizations: Implementation Grants
  Sponsor: National Foundation for the Arts and the Humanities, National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Division of Public Programs
• MARC Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (U-STAR) National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (T34)
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
• Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grants Program
  Sponsor: United States Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
• Programs for North Korea (DRL FY13 North Korea )
  Sponsor: United States Department of State (DOS), Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL)
• Medications Development Centers of Excellence Cooperative Program (U54)
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Week of April 21, 2013

• Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) (R25)
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
• Materials Research Centers and Teams (MRCT)
  Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS), Division of Materials Research (DMR)
• Online Resource Center for Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (ORCEESE)
  Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
• Limited Competition: Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Program Infrastructure for Clinical and Translational Research (IDeA-CTR) (U54)
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
• Limited Competition: Addressing Health Disparities in Maternal and Child Health Through Community-Based Participatory Research (R03)
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
• Collections in Support of Biological Research (CSBR)
  Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO), Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI)
• Academic-Community Partnership Conference Series (R13)
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
• Centers of Excellence for Research on CAM (P01)
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

• FY13 Announcement of Anticipated Availability of Funds for the Adoption and Implementation of Health Information Technology in Family Planning Services Grants Region 3
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Secretary, Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS)
• Food Protection Task Force Conference (R13)
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA)
• FY2013 Transformation Initiative: Sustainable Communities Research Grant Program (SCRGP)
  Sponsor: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Policy Development and Research
• Global Connections and Exchange: Youth TechCamps
  Sponsor: United States Department of State (DOS), Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)

Week of April 14, 2013

There were no limited proposal announcements this week.

Week of April 7, 2013

• AHRQ Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01)
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• AHRQ Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Mentored Clinical Investigator Award (K08)
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• Small-Business / ERC Collaborative Opportunity (SECO) (Funded by the ERC Translational Research Fund and the SBIR Program)
  Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
• U.S. - Indonesia Youth Leadership Program and Youth Leadership Program with Burma
  Sponsor: United States Department of State (DOS), Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), Office of Citizen Exchanges
• Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee - Washington, District of Columbia
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
• DRL Internet Freedom Annual Program Statement for Internet Freedom Technology
  Sponsor: United States Department of State (DOS), Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
• Pan-Africa Youth Leadership Program
  Sponsor: United States Department of State (DOS), Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), Office of Citizen Exchanges
• Widening Implementation & Demonstration of Evidence-Based Reforms (WIDER)
  Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)

Week of April 1, 2013

• EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-1 (RII Track-1)
  Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF), Office of the Director (OD), Office of Integrative Activities (OIA)
• Preferred Communities Program
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)
• NEI Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Program Award (K12)
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Eye Institute (NEI)
• Creative Arts Exchange (CAE)
  Sponsor: United States Department of State (DOS), Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), Office of Citizen Exchanges
• National Center for Family/Professional Partnerships
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
• Limited Competition: Training for Examination, Inspection, and Investigation of Food Manufacturing, Processing, Packing, Holding, Distribution, and Importation, Including Retail Food Establishments (U18)
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• Promoting Human Rights and Rule of Law in Egypt
  Sponsor: United States Department of State (DOS), Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL)
• Conformance With the Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards (MFRPS) (U18)
  Sponsor: United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA)