Office of Research
Community Service Grants 2014
The Herbert W Hoover Foundation takes a leadership role in funding unique opportunities that provide solutions to issues related to the Community, Education, and the Environment. The Herbert W. Hoover Foundation focuses on issues related to Community, Education, and Environment.
The Foundation generally does not fund:
1. Annual Campaigns
2. Capital Campaigns
3. Endowments
4. Fundraisers
5. Pass-through (Umbrella) Organizations
6. Reimbursement Funding
7. Start-up Organizations
Examples of grantees are here: http://hwhfoundation.org/featured.html
Application Instructions
Please submit a two-page letter of intent with a list of all anticipated investigators, description of proposed aims and approach, Biosketch of the PI, and a letter of support from the Dean or Chair to research@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Thursday, December 5, 2013. This letter of support signifies that the Dean or Chair have ensured that the nominee and application are likely to be of sufficient quality to be competitive nationally. A required letter of intent is due sponsor on 1/31/14, if given the go ahead by the Proposal Review Committee. The Foundation will accept full applications by invitation only, pending their review of the LOI.
Inquiries and Contact Information
Investigators who identify a grant, award or fellowship program that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an Institution should immediately contact their Chairperson, Associate Dean for Research (or Dean, if no ADR) and the Office of Research (see below) if they intend to prepare a response. Failure to do so, or to meet the deadlines for submission of pre-proposal, will preclude submission of the application through the Office of Sponsored Programs.
For general inquiries, or to request a listing of a limited submission opportunity that should be but is not already listed, please email us at limitedsubs@uw.edu.