Exciting New Events Planned- Hold These Dates! 

April 7, 2021, noon
May 5, 2021, noon

Purpose:

We will host a coming together of colleagues to learn and share in informal conversations to support each others’ work. This gathering is planned to be something very different from our usual formal research presentations or colloquia series. It is an opportunity to get to know our colleagues better by hearing a presentation of an unformed study idea, or paper, or anything related to research, and then brainstorming reactions by offering each other insights and support to shape and refine this in-process research into a finer scholarly product.

We will gather twice during the spring Quarter 2021. Our goal is to provide “deliverables”, however these are defined by the presenter. Prior to the session, the presenter will share what type of feedback they are looking for and the type of product they hope will result in the near future. It may be a research problem or question they are thinking about and wish some feedback on the topic, or feedback on an upcoming presentation for a conference. We are looking for the early stages of a paper, presentation, or a grant rather than presenting a finished product. The presenter may choose to share reading material for interested parties prior to the meeting, but it is not expected that participants will read them before the meeting.

Format and timing:

Each of the Spring Quarter sessions will last no more than 60 minutes. Presenters will share their ideas between 15-30 minutes depending on how much background and context must be given to people unfamiliar with the topic. The rest of time will be spent with questions and comments. The Spring sessions will be conducted through Zoom.

Participants:

Faculty, researchers, doctoral students, and staff are welcomed to attend. Anyone who is interested in presenting, please inform one of the co-chairs.

Future plans:

We expect to continue these conversations in the 2021-2022 academic year. We will conduct an evaluation of the Spring Quarter sessions and make modifications as necessary to ensure continuity into the next academic year.

Inaugural chairs: Amelia Gavin, Melissa Martinson, and Megan Moore

Logistics: Office for Faculty Excellence and Research

*Newly Added*
Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship 2021
Internal UW Deadline: February 5, 2021, 5:00pm
Sponsor Deadline: February 22, 2021
Award Amount: $100,000

The Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship recognizes innovative, promising new faculty, whose exceptional talent for research and innovation identifies them as emerging leaders in their fields. Provisions of the 2021 award include $100,000 USD awarded annually for two years starting in the fall of 2021.

A maximum of three nominations per university will be accepted; if more than one is nominated, then the other one or two nominees should help us increase the opportunities for faculty who are underrepresented in the field of computing. This includes those who self-identify as a woman, African American, Black, Hispanic, Latinx, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and/or person with a disability.

Please submit to research@uw.edu:
1. a one-page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach
2. Biosketch or CV of the PI

Mental Health Awareness Training Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Deadline: February 5, 2021
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is accepting applications for FY2021 Mental Health Awareness Training Grants (MHAT). The purpose of this program is to: 1.) train individuals (e.g., school personnel, emergency first responders, law enforcement, veterans, armed service members and their families) to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental disorders, particularly serious mental illness (SMI) and/or serious emotional disturbance (SED); 2.) establish linkages with school-and/or community-based mental health agencies to refer individuals with the signs or symptoms of mental illness to appropriate services; 3.) train emergency services personnel, veterans, law enforcement, fire department personnel, and others to identify persons with a mental disorder and employ crisis de-escalation techniques; and 4.) educate individuals about resources that are available in the community for individuals with a mental disorder.

Enhancement and Expansion of Treatment and Recovery Services for Adolescents, Transitional Aged Youth, and their Families
Deadline: February 8, 2021
The substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is accepting applications for FY2021 Enhancement and Expansion of Treatment and Recovery Services for Adolescents, Transitional Aged Youth, and their Families grant program. The purpose of this program is to enhance and expand comprehensive treatment, early intervention, and recovery support services for adolescents (age 12-18) and transitional aged youth (ages 16-25) with substance use disorders (SUD) and/or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders (COD), and their families/primary caregivers.

*Newly Added*
Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking on Campus 
UW Internal Deadline: February 22, 2021, 5:00pm
Sponsor Deadline: March 16, 2021
The Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program (Campus Program) (CFDA# 16.525) encourages institutions of higher education to develop and strengthen effective security and investigation strategies to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campus, develop and strengthen victim services in cases involving such crimes on campus, and develop and strengthen prevention education and awareness programs. Only 1 application will be allowed from UW. 

To be considered, please submit to research@uw.edu:
1. a one-page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach
2. Biosketch or CV of the PI
APF Dr. Christine Blasey-Ford Grant
Deadline: February 15, 2021
Up to $1,250 to support innovative work to support research focusing on the understanding, prevention and/or treatment of the consequences of exposure to traumatic events such as sexual assault, sexual harassment and/or rape.

Second Chance Act Pay for Success Initiative
Deadline: February 16, 2021
The Second Chance Act Pay for Success Initiative offers grants to provide reentry services and programs to reduce recidivism and combat violence by facilitating the successful reintegration of individuals returning from incarceration, especially those with substance use disorders

Data Science for Global Good summer program
Deadlines:
Call for Project Proposals: Open through February 23
Call for Student Applications: Open through February 15
This program is an opportunity to work closely with data science professionals and students to make better use of your data. The Data Science for Social Good summer program at the UW eScience Institute brings together data scientists and domain researchers to work on focused, collaborative projects for societal benefit. If you would like to discuss your idea before submitting a proposal, please reach out to Program Chair Anissa Tanweer (tanweer@uw.edu).

Research on Juvenile Justice Topics
Deadline: February 25, 2021
This funding opportunity seeks proposals for studies that advance knowledge and understanding in one of the following two priority topic areas: 1.) Juvenile justice responses to the COVID-19 pandemic or 2.) deinstitutionalization of status offenders.

Royalty Research Fund (RRF)
Due March 1, 2021
The Royalty Research Fund (RRF) is a competitive awards program that provides research support to University of Washington faculty. The purpose of the RRF is to advance new directions in research, particularly:

• In disciplines for which external funding opportunities are minimal
• For faculty who are junior in rank
• In cases where funding may provide unique opportunities to increase applicants’ competitiveness for subsequent funding.

The RRF welcomes proposals with budgets up to $40,000. Proposals must demonstrate a high probability of generating important new creative activities or scholarly understandings, new scholarly materials or resources, significant data or information, or essential instrumentation. Proposals from all disciplines are welcome. The success rate for applicants averages 25%. For any questions about the program, please contact Peter Wilsnack (doogieh@uw.edu), (206) 685-9316.

Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Program
Due March 1, 2021
Two new funding announcements have been released to enhance inclusive excellence at NIH-funded institutions. See RFA-RM-20-022 and RFA-RM-20-023. The FIRST program will provide funds for faculty recruitment and to establish inclusive environments at participating institutions to help those faculty succeed. A technical assistance webinar will be held on January 25, 2020, from 2:00-4:00pm EST.

Wayne F. Placek Grants
Due March 1, 2021
to support empirical research from all fields of the behavioral and social sciences on any topic related to lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender issues. Eligibility: Applicants must be either a doctoral-level researcher or graduate student. Due March 1, 2021.

Digital Healthcare Interventions to Address the Secondary Health Effects Related to Social, Behavioral, and Economic Impact of COVID-19 (R01 – Clinical Trial Optional)
Deadline: March 02, 2021
This funding opportunity announcement aims to support research to strengthen the healthcare response to COVID-19. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to focus on the role and impact of digital health interventions (e.g., mobile health, telemedicine and telehealth, health information technology, and wearable devices) to address access, reach, delivery, effectiveness, scalability and sustainability of health assessments and interventions for secondary effects (e.g., behavioral health or self-management of chronic conditions) that are utilized during and following the pandemic, particularly in populations who experience health disparities and vulnerable populations.

Tribal-Researcher Capacity-Building Grants
Deadline: March 15, 2021
This funding opportunity seeks applications to fund new tribal-researcher capacity-building planning grants involving scientists working with tribal nations and organizations to develop tangible and mutually beneficial criminal or juvenile justice research studies that are rigorous and culturally appropriate. Research proposals must be tribally driven and address the challenges of fighting crime and strengthening justice systems in Indian country and Alaska Native villages.

Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women
Deadline: March 16, 2021
Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women grants support research and evaluation projects examining the issue of violence against women and the effectiveness of criminal justice system responses, procedures, and policies in addressing the problem. The program seeks to develop independent knowledge and tools to enhance law enforcement efforts to reduce violence and promote the safety of women, including elderly women and American Indian/Alaska Native women and girls, and their family members. Priority will be given to applications that address challenges in rural communities, that benefit individuals from high-poverty or persistent-poverty counties, and that enhance public safety in economically distressed communities or Opportunity Zones.

Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Quality of Life Grant
LOI Deadline: February 11, 2021
Application Deadline: March 16, 2021
The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Quality of Life Grants program impacts and empowers people living with paralysis, their families and caregivers. The 2021 Quality of Life grant program will offer Direct Effect and COVID-19: Addressing Social Isolation grants.

Direct Effect Grants ($25,000)
The Direct Effect Quality of Life Grant (Tier 1)is open-focused and will award at least 36 grants of up to $25,000 to support the same wide range of projects and activities of the traditional Quality of Life grants. Grants will fund specific budget items that will clearly impact individuals living with paralysis and their families, and the project must be completed within 12 months.

COVID-19: Addressing Social Isolation Grants ($25,000-$50,000)
The aim of the Reeve Foundation’s new grants program is to address social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic with the goal of enhancing connectedness of people living with paralysis and their caregivers to their communities and preventing adverse health outcomes.

NOTE: Only one application from UW allowed. Please submit a 1 page LOI with a description of proposed aims and approach and CV of the PI by February 11, 2021 to research@uw.edu.

Deadline: March 17, 2021
Research on Biopsychosocial Factors of Social Connectedness and Isolation on Health, Well Being, Illness, and Recovery
this program provides grants for research projects that examine how social isolation and social connectedness affect outcomes in health, illness, recovery, and overall well being. Areas of focus include:

• Effects of social connectedness, connection, and isolation across the lifespan
• Mechanisms of connectedness, connection, and isolation, including neurobiological, behavioral, and environmental factors
• Knowledge representation and behavioral development

Health Policy Research Scholars
Deadline: March 17, 2021
Health Policy Research Scholars is a national leadership program for second-year doctoral students in any academic discipline who want to apply their research to help build healthier and more equitable communities.

*Newly Added*
Behavioral Interventions Scholars Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families- Dissertation Funding
Deadline: March 21, 2021
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) anticipates soliciting applications for Behavioral Interventions Scholars grants to support dissertation research by advanced graduate students who are using approaches grounded in behavioral science or behavioral economics to examine specific research questions of relevance to social services programs and policies.

*Newly Added*
HIPRC Rivara Endowment Injury Research Award Program
Deadline: April 2, 2021
The HIPRC Rivara Endowment Injury Research Award program is designed to provide resources to graduate students, post-doctoral trainees, and fellows looking to conduct an injury-related project. A maximum of $3,000 (direct costs only) is available to be used towards the work. The work must be completed within one year of funding or before the applicant finishes their training program, whichever comes first. This includes submission of a manuscript to a peer-reviewed journal and presentation of findings at an HIPRC Works-in-Progress Session. Budget year is July 1-June 30. For application instructions please email hiprc@uw.edu.

Research and Evaluation on the Police Response to Homelessness
Deadline: April 5, 2021
This funding opportunity seeks proposals for rigorous research and evaluation projects to conduct exploratory research and secondary/open data analysis to assess the range of practices, strategies, and tactics used by police to respond to homelessness. Applicants must propose case studies, among other research activities, to establish the complexity and breadth of public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions connected to the police response to homelessness.

Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
LOI Deadline: April 21, 2021
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to support research on interventions to improve health in Native American (NA) populations.

Improving the Use of Research Evidence and Research Grants on Reducing Inequality
LOI Deadline: May 5, 2021
This award funds research to improve the lives of young people ages 5-25 in the United States. This includes investing in high-quality field-initiated studies on improving the use of research evidence in ways that benefit youth. Of interest is research on improving the use of research evidence by state and local decision-makers, mid-level managers, and intermediaries. It welcomes investigations about research use in various systems, including justice, child welfare, mental health, and education.

NIDA Diversity Supplement Program
Deadline: May 11, 2021
This program provides support for underrepresented post-baccalaureates, pre-doctoral students, post-doctorates, and early-stage investigators to prepare for an independent career in addiction research. PIs with HIV/AIDS-related grants are particularly encouraged to apply. See FAQs and How to Apply.

NIDA Summer Research Internship Program
Deadline: February 12, 2021
This program supports undergraduate students with a focus on increasing underrepresented scholars interested in substance abuse and addiction research. Students participate in research internships (virtual or in-person) with NIDA funded scientists at universities across the US for 8 weeks during the summer and receive a stipend.

Stand with the Innocent: Wrongful Convictions and Criminal Justice Reform- 44th annual University Faculty Lecture
January 28, 2021, 5:30pm
UW Law Professor Jacqueline McMurtrie, founder of the Washington Innocence Project, will deliver an online lecture on wrongful convictions and criminal justice reform, drawing on her decades of research and casework in the innocence movement. Registration required.

It’s Not so Black and White: Race, Health Disparities and How we Report Them
February 9, 2021, 12:00-3:00pm
This event, hosted by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, focuses on how race is utilized, reported and interpreted in biomedical research. Is the use of race as a variable in clinical research practical or problematic? How can researchers responsibly investigate health disparities between racial groups to work towards meaningful change? This seminar explores these issues from multiple perspectives, including representatives from the funding, publishing, and research communities. Registration required; cost is free.

*Newly Added*
Webinar: The Development of Culturally Grounded, Trauma-Informed Prevention Programs in Indigenous Communities
February 25, 2021, 1:00-2:30pm
Prevention of the behavioral health inequities faced by many Indigenous communities can be strengthened by centering Indigenous ways of knowing in the development and adaptation of prevention programs designed to mitigate the impact of intergenerational trauma on health. This webinar will provide insight into the importance of culturally-based, trauma-informed early intervention for families, an introduction to a culturally grounded prevention program developed within one tribal community, and an opportunity to reflect on how a decolonizing approach can be applied to prevention science in Indian country. Registration required; cost is free.

Strengthening Relationships and Repairing Harm: A Paradigm Shift in School Discipline Practice and Research – Anne Gregory

March 3, 2021, 8:30am – 9:45am – online
Dr. Anne Gregory will discuss school and district efforts to reduce punitive approaches to discipline, decrease racial disparities in suspensions, and increase access to social emotional learning and restorative practices. She will further discuss researcher social positionality and ways of conducting equity-oriented research from the stance of strengthening relationships and repairing harm.

Using a Racial Equity Theory of Change to Facilitate Collaboration Between University Researchers and a Community Based Organization
April 7, 2021 – 8:30 – 9:45am
Ilene Schwartz PhD, BCBA-D, Professor of Special Education and Director of the Haring Center for Research and Training in Education at the University of Washington and Ginger Kwan, Executive Director of Open Doors for Multicultural Families.

Indigenous Systems of Relationality: Designing for Transformative Agency in Indigenous Community Psychology
May 5, 2021 – 8:30 – 9:45am
Emma Elliott-Groves, Ph.D., MSW – Assistant Professor in the Department of Learning Sciences and Human Development in the College of Education, UW.

Racial Violence and the Fight for Racial Justice
March 12, 2021, 11:00am-12:00pm
This panel, part 4 of the 4-part Washington Institute for the Study of Inequality and Race (WISIR) series on Contemporary Race & Politics in the United States, will discuss where we stand now one year after Breonna Taylor’s death. Registration required.

Culturally Responsive School Mental Health Interventions
June 2, 2021 – 8:30 – 9:45am
Janine Jones, PhD, NCSP – Professor of School Psychology and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Education, UW.

An Editor’s View on Publishing a Paper
February 24, 2021, 12:00-1:05pm
In this online session, part of the Career Development series offered by the Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS), a journal editor will review the most common reasons for a paper to be rejected and how to avoid those pitfalls. Cost is free. Registration required.

*Newly Added*
Medical Stereotypes: Confronting Racism and Disparities in US Health Care
February 12, 2021, 9:30am
Minority racial and ethnic groups in the US have long experienced disparities in access to health care and worse health outcomes, undermining broader social, political, and economic equality. One component of these disparities are various stereotypes that affect how minority patients are perceived and treated. This session will explore how medical discourse and the health system it supports can be altered to address these harms, and how legal changes can improve outcomes in the future.

Building Protection Using the Social Development Strategy (SDS)
This no-cost, 6-session distance learning series offers an interactive forum for participants to explore how to build protection in communities, schools, and families using the Social Development Strategy (SDS). This series offers 13 Continuing Education hours, and space is limited to 25 participants. Sessions run from February 18, 2021-March 31, 2021. More information can be found here.

*Newly Added*
Mental Health & Implementation Science Postdoctoral Training
Deadline: Open Until Filled
The Center for Mental Health Services Research at the Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, invites applications for postdoctoral training in mental health services research. The program is supported by a National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Training Grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH – T32 MH19960). This program aims to expand the pool of investigators capable of undertaking mental health services and systems research with focus on the implementation of evidence based mental health care, globally or domestically. The program provides multidisciplinary training for two years. A mentoring team is established for each post-doctoral research scholar to guide their development as a researcher and authorship of independently funded research proposals.

*Newly Added*
Child Protection Vocabulary in Professional Judgement: Fit For Purpose? 
Deadline: February 28, 2021
This special issue invites interdisciplinary papers that explore the ways in which historical and contemporary language and classifications in child protection vocabulary and the vocabulary used in assessments, tools and instruments have been contextualised or understood in policy, practice and research.

Social Service Review Special Issue: “The Afterlife of Mass Incarceration”
Deadline April 30, 2021

Special Issue: Journal of Teaching in Social Work
Deadline: June 01, 2021
The principal focus of the special issue will be on how to strengthen and enhance the curricula of accredited social work programs with respect to preparing graduates to better understand systemic anti-Black racism

*Newly Added*
Call for Papers Related to COVID-19
Deadline: Rolling Submission
The COVID-19 pandemic poses a risk to well-being, livelihood, and human rights.  It has exacerbated existing health disparities experienced by traditionally oppressed groups including older adults, low-wage workers and those living in poverty, and people with underlying health conditions. However, the human rights implications go beyond this to widen other human rights gaps including the right to education, the right to free speech, and the right to a fair trial. Public policies and practices that intentionally or unintentionally favor positive outcomes for certain groups over others violate human rights and must be rectified.

The co-editors of the Journal of Human Rights and Social Work expect that these human rights violations will not pass with the first wave of the disease, but will rather continue to grow and/or come to light. As a result, rather than a one-time special issue of the journal, we invite authors to contribute relevant articles on a rolling basis for peer review.