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Limited Submissions

A “limited submission” refers to a funding opportunity that limits the number of proposals or applications that an entity can submit each cycle. UTSA has an internal selection process to determine which applicant(s) will submit to these opportunities. The Office of Research Partnerships and Strategy oversees this process.

We have established a transparent and fair process that does not overburden the applicant(s) or reviewers charged with selecting the most competitive proposals to represent the university. Limited submission projects are considered institutional and should demonstrate benefits to UTSA. Exceptions to this process are made in certain situations, for example, when a deadline is short, when a program is highly focused, or when an opportunity reflects a strategic priority or requires significant institutional commitment.

View the Limited Submissions Process Overview


Current Opportunities

Please email all inquiries related to this opportunity to limitedsubmissions@utsa.edu.

Program Name Internal Email of Intent Due Internal Application Due Proposal Due to Sponsor Proposals Allowed
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Research and Development Grant 3/5/2024 3/8/2024

Sponsor LOI N/A;

Full Proposal 4/1/24

2
CDC: Implementing Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Tourette Syndrome (TS) 3/5/2024 3/12/2024

Sponsor LOI N/A;

Full Proposal 4/15/24

1
William T. Grant Scholars Program 3/6/2024 3/13/2024

Mentor and Reference Letter due 6/12/24;

Full Sponsor Proposal 7/3/24

1 per college
Pew Biomedical Scholars (Assistant Professors only) 3/15/2024 3/22/2024

Pre-proposal: 5/15/2024;

Full Proposal Deadline: 9/5/2024

1
NSF General Social Survey Competition 3/18/2024 3/25/2024

Sponsor LOI 6/3/2024

Full Proposal 8/15/2024

1
NSF Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs Phase I Notify Limited Submission before Submitting Project Pitch Contact Us Project Pitch Approval Required Cylce 3 of 3: 03/04/2024 1
NSF Expanding AI Innovation through Capacity Building and Partnerships (ExpandAI) Notify Limited Submission of Concept Paper Status Contact Us

Prerequisite: NSF-approved concept paper

Cycle 2 of 3: 03/12/2024 - 06/24/2024

1

*LOI not required

Please email all inquiries related to this opportunity to limitedsubmissions@utsa.edu.

Program Name Email of Intent Due (Internal) Application Due (Internal)

Proposal Due to Sponsor

# of Proposals Allowed
2024 NIH Neuroscience Development for Advancing the Careers of a Diverse Research Workforce (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Sponsor LOI N/A;

Full Sponsor Proposal 9/26/24

 1

NIH: National Center for Construction Safety and Health Research and Translation

Sponsor LOI 9/30/24;

Proposal Due 10/31/24

 1

Johnson & Johnson: The WiSTEM2D Scholars Award Program  September 2024*

*estimated dates

Please email all inquiries related to this opportunity to limitedsubmissions@utsa.edu.

Program Name Internal Email of Intent Due Internal Application Due Proposal Due to Sponsor Proposals Allowed Select Applicants Status
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Research and Development Grant 3/5/2024 3/8/2024

Sponsor LOI N/A;

Full Proposal 4/1/24

2

David Restrepo,

Miltos Alamaniotis 

Contact Us
CDC: Implementing Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Tourette Syndrome (TS) 3/5/2024 3/12/2024

Sponsor LOI N/A;

Full Proposal 4/15/24

1   Contact Us
William T. Grant Scholars Program 3/6/2024 3/13/2024

Mentor and Reference Letter due 6/12/24;

Full Sponsor Proposal 7/3/24

1 per college   Contact Us
NIH Collaborative Program Grant or Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1 - Clinical Trial Optional) 3/1/2024 3/8/2024

Sponsor LOI 4/30/24;

Proposal 5/29/24

2 Amina Qutub Contact Us
USDA Equipment Grant Program (EGP)  3/1/2024 3/8/2024

Sponsor LOI N/A

Full Proposal 5/3/2024

2

Jie Huang;

Ana Stevanovic

Closed
USDA: Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program 2/16/2024 2/23/2024

Sponsor LOI N/A

Full Proposal 4/1/2024

1 Contact Us
NIH: NIA Expanding Research in AD/ADRD (ERA) Summer Research Education Program (R25 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 2/16/2024 2/23/2024

Sponsor LOI* 4/24/2024

Full Proposal 5/24/2024

2 Contact Us
NIH: Limited Competition: Basic Instrumentation Grant (BIG) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 2/19/2024 2/26/2024

Sponsor LOI N/A

Full Proposal 6/3/2024

1 Contact Us
DOE Advancements in Artificial Intelligence for Science 2/21/2024 2/28/2024

Pre-applicaton: 3/19/2024;

Full Proposal Deadline: 5/21/2024

3

Amanda Fernandez,

Sushil Prasad

Contact Us
DOE Accelerated Research In Quantum Computing 2/21/2024 2/27/2024

Pre-applicaton: 3/13/2024;

Full Proposal Deadline: 5/8/2024

3 Contact Us
Assessment of Climate at Institutions (ACt) Award (RC2 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 2/23/2024 3/1/2024

Sponsor LOI* 6/3/2024

Full Proposal 7/1/2024

1 Shelby Scott Closed
NSF Partnerships for Research and Education in Physics (PREP) 2/6/2024 2/12/2024 3/12/2024 2 Contact Us
NIH: The National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (UG1 Clinical Trial Required) 2/7/2024 2/13/2024

Sponsor LOI 2/13/2024*

Full Proposal 3/13/2024

1 Contact Us
NIH Diagnostic Centers of Excellence (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 2/2/2024 2/9/2024

Sponsor LOI* 4/15/2024

Full Proposal 5/15/2024

1 Contact Us
DOE: Data Reduction for Science 2/2/2024 2/9/2024

Pre-application 3/19/2024

Full Proposal 5/7/2024

2 Contact Us
DOE ENERGY FRONTIER RESEARCH CENTERS (EFRC) 1/30/2024 2/2/2024

Sponsor Pre-Application 2/28/2024

Full Proposal 5/8/2024

2 Ruyan Guo Closed
Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation  - Translational Research Grants 1/31/2024 2/7/2024

Sponsor LOI 3/1/2024

Full Proposal 6/1/2024

1 Closed
NSF Centers for Innovation and Community Engagement in Solid Earth Geohazards 

Sponsor LOI N/A;

Full Proposal 3/15/2024

2 Contact Us
NIH Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers (EHSCC) (P30 Clinical Trial Optional) 10/20/2023 10/27/2023

Sponsor LOI 3/19/2023;

Full Proposal 4/19/2024

1 Contact Us
Breast Cancer Alliance: Exceptional Project Grants 1/19/2024 1/26/2024

Sponsor LOI 3/31/2024

Full Proposal 7/19/2024

2   Contact Us
NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NQVL) - Quantum Science & Technology Demonstrations (QSTD): I. Pilot Phase 1/26/2024 2/2/2024

Sponsor LOI 4/9/2024

Full Proposal 6/11/2024

1   Contact Us
NIH Team-Based Design in Biomedical Engineering Education (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 1/12/2024 1/19/2024

Sponsor LOI*  4/30/2024

Full Proposal 5/30/2024

1 Contact Us
NSF: Partnerships for Innovation - Research Partnership (PFI - RP) 2/1/2024 2/8/2024

Sponsor LOI*  N/A

Full Proposal 5/7/2024

1 Contact Us
CDC: Nationwide Cohort to Estimate Burden of Respiratory Viruses and Immunologic Response (Blood Donor Cohort) 1/9/2024 1/12/2024

Sponsor LOI 1/16/2024*

Full Proposal 2/16/2024

1   Closed
NSF Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) 2/7/2024 2/14/2024

Sponsor LOI N/A

Full Proposal 4/22/2024

2

Rebecca Weston,

Ambika Mathur 

Closed
NIH Blueprint and BRAIN Initiative Program for Enhancing Neuroscience Diversity through Undergraduate Research Education Experiences (BP BRAIN-ENDURE) (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 10/6/2023 10/13/2023

Sponsor LOI* 1/15/2024;

Full 2/15/2024

1   Closed
DOE: EXPRESS: 2024 Exploratory Research for Extreme Scale Science 2/13/2024 2/16/2024

Pre-applicaton: 2/29/2024;

Full Proposal Deadline: 5/2/2024

5 Sushil Prasad Closed
DOE: Platform Technologies for Transformative Battery Manufacturing 2/14/2024 2/19/2024

Sponsor Concept paper: 3/4/2024

Full Proposal Deadline: 5/7/2024

1 Shrihari Sankarasubramanian  Closed
CDC: Understanding Infant Feeding Preferences, Practices, and Outcomes for Mothers and other Parents with HIV in the United States

Sponsor LOI* 1/8/2024

Full Proposal 2/8/2024

1 Closed
Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation - Basic Science Research Grants 1/31/2024 2/7/2024

Sponsor LOI 3/1/2024

Full Proposal 6/1/2024

1 Closed
Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation  - Emerging Investigator Fellowship Grants 1/31/2024 2/7/2024

Sponsor LOI 3/1/2024

Full Proposal 6/1/2024

1 Syed Muhammad Usama Closed
Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Grants - Donor Grants 1/31/2024 2/7/2024

Sponsor LOI 3/1/2024

Full Proposal 6/1/2024

1 Closed
U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration: YouthBuild 12/1/2023 12/8/2023 2/1/2024 1 Closed
NIH Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1 - Clinical Trial Optional)  10/6/2023 10/13/2023 1/26/2024 2 Closed
NSF: Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) 3/12/2024 1 Elizabeth Sooby Closed
DOE: Research in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering 1/29/2024 1/29/2024

Sponsor LOI N/A

Full Proposal 3/29/2024

2 Kiran Bhaganagar Closed
Breast Cancer Alliance: Young Investigator Grants 1/19/2024 1/26/2024

Sponsor LOI 3/31/2024

Full Proposal 7/19/2024

2 Syed Muhammad Usama Closed
Welch Foundation Catalyst Grants 1/12/2024 1/19/2024 4/30/2024 1 Dr. Gary Jacobs Closed
Agilent Early Career Professor Award 1/10/2024 1/17/2024

Sponsor LOI N/A

Full Proposal 2/23/2024

2 Jeffrey Vedanayagam Closed
NSF Strengthening the Cyberinfrastructure Professionals Ecosystem (SCIPE)  10/6/2023 10/13/2023  1/18/2024 1 Closed
DoD DEVCOM ARL HBCU/MI Early Career Program 11/29/2023 1/12/2024 3

Cody Gonzalez;

Alexey Soshnev;

Lacy Barton

Closed
NEA Creative Forces  12/15/2023  12/18/2023  1/17/2024  1 Tracy Cowden Closed
NEA Grants for the Arts 12/15/2023 12/22/2023 2/15/2024 1 Scott Sherer Closed
NSF Scholarships in STEM Network (S-STEM-Net) 10/6/2023 10/13/2023 3/27/2024 1 Sharon Nichols Closed
Mellon Foundation Call for Concepts: Exploring Democracy, Environmental Justice, and Social Justice

Registration Deadline 11/30/2023

Full Proposal 2/15/2024

3

Sara DeTurk;

Jill Fleuriet (Team 1);

Alejandra Elenes (Team 2)

Closed
NEH Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence

Sponsor Optional Deadline 1/10/2024

Full Proposal Deadline 2/14/2024

1 Seok Kang Closed
DOE Atmospheric System Research (ASR)

Sponsor Pre-Application 11/30/2024

Full Proposal 2/5/2024

3 Kiran Bhaganagar Closed
DOE Innovative DEsigns for high-performAnce Low-cost HVDC Converters (IDEAL HVDC) 

Sponsor LOI 11/14/2023

Full Proposal 2/5/2024

1 Closed
NSF S-STEM 10/6/2023 10/16/2023 3/11/2024 2

Priya Pradad & Erika Camacho (Team 1);

Karina Vielma

Closed
Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award 9/29/2023 10/6/2023 2/1/2024 1 Marissa Wechsler Closed
CPRIT Multi-Investigator Research Awards N/A N/A 1/16/2024 1
CPRIT High-Impact/High-Risk  9/29/2023 10/6/2023 1/16/2024 5

Alexey Soshnev;

Syed Muhammad Usama;

Hyoung-gon Lee;

German Plascencia Villa;

Lacy Barton 

Closed
DoD HBCU/MI Early Career Program 11/29/2023 1/12/2024 3

Lacy Barton;

Alexey Soshnev;

Cody Gonzalez

Closed
NSF Partnerships for Innovation: Research Partnerships Track (PFI-RP) 10/6/2023 10/13/2023 1/2/2024  1
NIH Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) (U54 - Clinical Trial Optional) 11/18/2023

Sponsor LOI 11/18/2023;

Full Proposal 12/18/2023

1 Amina Qutub
 NSF 2024 Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST Centers) 12/1/2023 1 Ravi Sandhu Closed
2024 National Center for Construction Safety and Health Research and Translation (U54)   9/29/2023  10/6/2023 12/1/2023 1 Closed
Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists   9/22/2023  9/29/2023 11/29/2023  3

Miltos Alamniotis;

Jeffrey Vedanaygam;

Francis Yoshimoto

Closed
NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NQVL): Quantum Science and Technology Demonstrations (QSTD): I. Pilot Phase  11/30/2023  1 Closed
NSF Major Research Instrumentation 11/15/2023 3

Arturo Ponce-Pedraza;

David Restrepo;

Cristian Botez

Closed
2024 Andrew Carnegie Fellows  9/1/2023 9/8/2023 11/15/2023 2 (1 Jr.; 1 Sr.)

Bryan Gervais;

John Phillip Santos

Closed
NIH Diagnostic Centers of Excellence for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (U01 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)  11/3/2023  1 Closed
NSF Advanced Computing Systems & Services: Adapting to the Rapid Evolution of Science and Engineering Research (CATEGORY II: INNOVATIVE PROTOTYPES/TESTBEDS)  10/31/2023 Rejandra Boppana Closed
DoD HBCU/MI Research and Education 10/30/2023 3

Daniel Pineda;

Xuan Zhou;

Lorenzo Brancaleon

Closed
NSF BioFoundaries to Enable Access to Infrastructure and Resources for Advancing Modern Biology and Biotechnology (BioFoundaries) 10/10/2023 Amina Qutub Closed
NSF Partnerships for Innovation: Research Partnerships Track (PFI-RP)  10/6/2023 10/13/2023 10/5/2023 1 Closed
Department of Education's Postsecondary Student Success Grant Program (PSSG)  9/25/2023 1 Tammy Wyatt Closed
NEH Summer Stipends  5/19/2023 5/26/2023 9/20/2023 2

Kathryn Brown;

Nicole Cherry

Closed
University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics 9/11/2023 2

Daniel Pineda;

Christopher Combs

Closed
NSF Research Traineeship Program (NRT) 9/6/2023 Jianha Ruan Closed

Potential Opportunities

Internal Programs  

Limited Submission

Sponsoring agencies occasionally limit the number of applications/nominations the University may submit for specific grants and awards. When a call for proposals is “limited”, the Office of the Vice President for Research uses an internal selection process to determine which application(s) will be submitted to the sponsor for funding consideration. Limited submission grants should be considered institutional and demonstrate benefits to UTSA.

  • Funding Process
  • Funding Opportunities

Seed Grants

The Office of the Vice President for Research, Economic Development and Knowledge Enterprise (REDKE), through the Office of Strategic Research Initiatives (SRI), administers a number of annual internal funding opportunities, or “seed grants.”

  • Opportunities

Early Career Faculty

The Office of Strategic Research Initiatives (SRI) maintains a list of funding opportunities that we are currently aware of for early career faculty.

  • Opportunities
External Programs  
ConTex  
San Antonio Partnership for Precision Therapeutics  

Contact

Lyndsey Lepovitz
Grant Development Coordinator
Location: GSR 2.130C
E: Lyndsey.Lepovitz@utsa.edu
Limited Submissions