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.
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.”
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.
External Programs
Department of Defense
AFRL Minority Leaders – Research Collaboration Program
The Minority Leaders – Research Collaboration Program (ML-RCP) was created in 2005 at AFRL. The ML-RCP enables collaborative research partnerships between AFRL and academia that engage a diverse pool of talent in addressing foundational research challenges in support of the nation’s air, space, and cyberspace technology needs. This program is the Air Force’s single largest endeavor with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs).
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Established in 1958 as part of the U.S. Department of Defense, DARPA pursues opportunities for transformational change rather than incremental advances. It does so collaboratively as part of a robust innovation ecosystem that includes academic, corporate, and governmental partners. To fulfill its mission, the Agency relies on diverse performers from throughout this ecosystem to apply multi-disciplinary approaches to both advance knowledge through basic research and create innovative technologies that address current and predicted practical problems through applied research.
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is constantly looking for innovative scientific and technological solutions that can address current and future Navy and Marine Corps requirements. They want to do business with people and organizations with ground-breaking ideas, pioneering scientific research, novel technology developments and first-class support services. ONR announces current areas of interest through Broad Agency Announcements, Funding Opportunity Announcements, Special Program Announcements, Requests for Proposal or Quote, Special Notices, Requests for Information and Seaport-e. Read about the differences in these various postings and find links to specific announcements.
Air Force Research Laboratory Minority Leaders – Research Collaboration Program
The objective of the ML-RCP is to enable, enhance, and expand the research capabilities of HBCUs and MSIs through collaborative research efforts with AFRL. Funding opportunities for projects of interest to AFRL range from $50,000 – $125,000 per year.
The AFRL publishes research topics through a Project Opportunity Announcement (POA). Faculty participants respond with a white paper submission. If a white paper is selected, the AFRL invites the faculty participant to submit additional information through a Request for Project Proposal (RFPP). AFRL independently reviews and selects all projects.
Current Opportunities
| Program | Due Date |
| Office of Naval Research Science and Technology for Advanced Manufacturing Projects (STAMP) N00014-22-S-B002 | 11/30/2022 |
| FY22 Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology N00014-22-S-B001 | 9/30/2022 |
| FY22 PRMRP Focused Program Award (FPA) | Pre-Application Deadline: 05/06/2022 Full Proposal Deadline: 08/12/2022 |
| FY23 ONR Young Investigator Program (YIP) N00014-22-S-F007 | 7/1/2022 |
| FY23 DARPA TTO: Redefining Possible | 06/10/2022 |
| FY23 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) | 05/13/2022 |
ConTex
ConTex is a joint initiative of the University of Texas System and Mexico’s National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT). Established in 2016, ConTex supports bilateral efforts to enhance academic and research cooperation between Texas and Mexico. ConTex represents a long-term commitment to expand cross-border partnerships and create opportunities to share knowledge relevant to issues of common interest to the United States and Mexico.
Funding Opportunities include:
- Doctoral Fellowships
- Postdoctoral Fellowships
- Collaborative Research Grants
- Faculty Fellowships
- Visiting Graduate Student Research Training
San Antonio Partnership for Precision Therapeutics (SA PPT)
The recently created San Antonio Partnership for Precision Therapeutics (SA PPT) is a ‘one voice’ platform for an innovative research program in precision therapeutics that builds on current collaborations and unique strengths across four leading San Antonio-based research institutions: UT Health San Antonio (UT Health SA), The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), Texas Biomedical Research Institute (Texas Biomed), and Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), in conjunction with military/Veteran’s Affairs engagement through UT Health SA’s Military Health Institute (MHI). SA PPT provides a platform to integrate the drug discovery pipeline for new therapeutics with “multi-omic” individualized approaches in precision medicine to address the specific and diverse medical needs of our city’s population, many of which mirror those of populations across the nation.
