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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">Forwarded on behalf of Dr. Jeffrey Joyce. If you intend to submit a proposal to this program, please notify Med-RA at
<a href="mailto:research@med.fsu.edu"><span style="color:red">research@med.fsu.edu</span></a> for assistance with approvals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Letters of intent are due April 27<sup>th</sup>, and proposals are due April 30<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">The Office of Research Development is requesting proposals for short-term planning projects in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and the expectation of significant amounts of federal stimulus funding
later this year. <b>This unique <i>Collaborative Collision </i>seed fund opportunity will provide grants up to $20,000 for short term research and planning projects related directly to the health, social, or economic impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,
and which will position teams to compete for additional, external funding within 90-120 days.
</b>Typically, <i>Collaborative Collision </i>seed fund grants are highly competitive, with only one to two awards per cycle.
<b>Due to the unprecedented nature of the current crisis, this round intends to fund as many high quality proposals as possible. This opportunity is also open to all FSU faculty with tenure-track or research appointments. Unlike past Collaborative Collision
seed funds, participants do not need to have attended the actual event.</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Collaborative Collision </span>
</i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">grants are intended to allow teams to position themselves to seek external funding for a new research initiative by demonstrating a history of successful collaboration. This round of funding has unique characteristics, not
found in previous <i>Collaborative Collision </i>Funding Opportunity Announcements. These changes are intended to facilitate rapid project development, and an accelerated competition cycle. Significant changes include a mandatory Letter of Intent and a reduction
in proposal page limit. Additionally, teams may involve outside partners such as state or local government agencies, or nonprofit organizations in their efforts.
<b>Proposed projects must be directly related to understanding and/or addressing the health, social, or economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Project teams are expected to propose clear deliverables such as preliminary reports or datasets that will allow
them to transition the project to external funding quickly upon the expected release of federal stimulus programs or other new funding opportunities.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Funding Opportunity Announcement document can be downloaded at :
<a href="https://www.research.fsu.edu/research-offices/ord/collaborative-collision/cc-foa/">
https://www.research.fsu.edu/research-offices/ord/collaborative-collision/cc-foa/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This opportunity is sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research. If you or your faculty have any questions please feel free to email me.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2E74B5">Mike Mitchell</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2E74B5"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2E74B5">Program Manager<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2E74B5">Strategic Initiatives and Proposal Development<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2E74B5">Office of Research Development<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2E74B5">Florida State University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2E74B5">2019 Westcott North Annex<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2E74B5">P 850.644.9511<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:mike.mitchell@fsu.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2E74B5">mike.mitchell@fsu.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2E74B5"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.research.fsu.edu/opd/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2E74B5">http://www.research.fsu.edu/opd/</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2E74B5">
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