Office of Research
Assessment of Climate at Institutions (ACt) Award (RC2 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Evidence shows that diversity and inclusion are vital in advancing scientific research and health at the national level (Valantine, Lund, and Gammie, 2016; Simonsen and Shim, 2019; Valantine, 2020; Campbell et al., 2013). Institutions of higher learning have long sought to diversify their faculty. However, substantive progress in advancing this goal, including greater representation of underrepresented groups, remains challenging. System-wide investment is needed to identify structural barriers that often lead to biases in the policies and practices within institutional culture and climate.
The objective of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to solicit applications to conduct institutional climate assessments using validated instruments and to develop action plans to create an inclusive and equitable environment in the recruitment, hiring, and advancement of faculty, including those from groups underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral research (see the NIH Notice of Interest in Diversity).
These plans for self-studies should lead to institutional culture change by identifying perceptions, attitudes, and concerns, for example, inequities, micro-aggressions, institutional racism, and bias, and provide a foundation for the development of an action plan to enhance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in the hiring and advancement of faculty.
The UW internal deadline has been set early to allow the selected team sufficient time to develop cross-campus collaborations.
Application Instructions
Please submit:
- A one‐page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach.
- If the final application requires a diversity statement or statement of broader impacts, please summarize your plans to address the specific requirements on an additional page.
- CV (not biosketch) of the PI.
to limitedsubs@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Proposals are due to the sponsor 7/1/2024, so you will need to have your materials in to the Office of Sponsored Programs by 6/20/2024 if given the go‐ahead by the Limited Submissions review committee.
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.