RD-RBS-22-01-RISE: 2022 USDA (RISE) Rural Innovation Stronger Economy Grant Program

UArizona may submit one application as the lead.

RDS is evaluating the solicitation and institutionally coordinating a response. Contact RDS for more details

The primary objective of the RISE program is to support jobs accelerator partnerships to improve the ability of distressed rural and energy communities to create high wage jobs, accelerate the formation of new businesses, and help rural communities identify and maximize local assets.

External Deadline
04/19/2022

2022 FFAR New Innovator in Food and Agriculture Research Award

No applicants // Limit: 1 // Tickets Available: 1 

 

The New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research Award provides early-career scientists the investment needed to propel them into successful research careers.

External Deadline
02/23/2022
Internal Deadline
Jan. 24, 2022

2022 Library of Congress Literacy Awards

No applicants // Limit: 1 // Tickets Available: 1 
 


UArizona may apply in only one category each year.

The David M. Rubenstein Prize ($150,000) is awarded for an outstanding and measurable contribution to increasing literacy levels to an organization based either inside or outside the United States that has demonstrated exceptional and sustained depth in its commitment to the advancement of literacy. The organization will meet the highest standards of excellence in its operations and services.

External Deadline
03/04/2022
Internal Deadline
Jan. 20, 2022

What are the standard maintenance/outage times with the UAccess Research System?

UArizona will receive security updates and new system features for UAR on a continuous basis.  The standard UAR system maintenance windows are:

 

  • Daily from 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM MST
  • Sundays from 6:00 AM - 10:00 AM MST

If you choose to work in UAR during the maintenance periods, please save your work often.  While the system updates, you may have an interruption in service and unsaved work will be lost.

Do we need to route to Key Persons now, and also include them in Award Credit and F&A Revenue allocations?

Key Persons should always have been added to the proposal and included in routing for review and approval of their role and commitment on the project. Unit Details had to be added manually and were not included or required for Key Persons previously and they were not included in Award Credit and F&A Revenue allocations except in special circumstances.

I noticed the word "Compliance" in red next to some proposals. What is that for and is any action required?

In some proposals on the Dashboard you will see a small red Compliance pill:  . There is no action required on these proposals. It's simply a visual indicator that the project involves Human Subjects or live Vertebrate Animal Subjects. If you click on the Compliance pill you will see what Type (Animal Subjects or Human Subjects) and Status (Exempt, Not Yet Applied, Pending) were included in the proposal. 

In the updated UAR system, can documents still be updated during routing?

Yes. As long as an original document was uploaded as an attachment prior to routing, the proposal initiator can replace the attachment with an updated/revised version by navigating to the Attachments section and clicking the Details button on the right side of the page next to the desired attachment. The initiator will then choose the new file to upload and click Save. 

What do you mean when you say to use "title case" for proposal/project titles?

Title case is used to provide consistency in the system and in reporting. Please do not use ALL CAPITALS or all lowercase in proposal/project titles. 

In title case, major words are capitalized and most minor words are lowercase. If your title uses alternate capitalization where a letter other than the first letter of a word is used in the acronym and requires special emphasis, please capitalize as you feel is best indicated for your acronym.