Joli Livaudais, the director of the School of Art and Design and an associate professor of photography, wrote in the proposal for the program that 鈥渁rtLAUNCH has proven to be a powerful resource for 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock graduates, equipping them with the mentorship, funding, and opportunities needed to excel.鈥� Under the latest award from the Windgate Foundation, it will continue through 2028.

Open to BA and BFA graduates of the School of Art and Design within five years of their graduation, the program offers an honorarium of $10,000, plus up to $1,200 for shipping and other costs related to an end-of-the-year exhibition for the recipients. The five recipients each year will also receive tailored mentorship from experienced artists, as well as the opportunity to access department facilities. Recipients can use the honorarium to set up and equip their studios, purchase materials, apply for residencies, or to supplement their income and support their work. Past awardees have made strides in their careers like going on to graduate studies, securing exhibitions at other galleries, and curating exhibitions.

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Under the conservation order, some waterfowl hunting regulations were relaxed for a period of time in order to encourage the increased harvest of Snow, Blue, and Ross鈥檚 geese and help balance their populations. Such increased hunting opportunities are one of the preferred tools biologists turn to in controlling populations. This is the 25th consecutive year that the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Survey Research Center has conducted this assessment in coordination with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.

The Survey Research Center has been a regional leader in survey research for more than 30 years, and it is the only academic survey research center in the state of Arkansas. Its mission is to support the research and service needs of the university, public entities, businesses, and not-for-profit agencies in the community, and its staff have extensive expertise in questionnaire design, survey implementation, and technical reporting.

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During the camp, students will study William Shakespeare鈥檚 Romeo and Juliet and create modernized scenes with original song lyrics. To achieve that goal, they will explore subjects including Shakespearean insults, setting up theatrical scenes, and stage combat. The week will culminate with a showcase performance at 2 p.m. on June 27 in the Donaghey Student Center Ledbetter conference rooms, which will be open to the public. From the Bard to Broadway continues the MT Stage summer camp series, which the Mahony Center has led for several years.

The camp is a vital enrichment opportunity for students, Robinson and Delk wrote in their proposal. 鈥淎dolescent students, in particular, need to experience the arts in various forms such as music and lyrics, creative writing, and performance,鈥� they said, explaining how music exposure stimulates parts of the brain associated with math and reading, and how the performing arts can help develop youths鈥� social skills and confidence.

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“On behalf of everyone involved with the Campus Garden, I am grateful for this award and excited for the opportunity to work with Dr. Perez and her team at 糖心Vlog传媒DA to showcase the positive impact that urban and small-scale agriculture can have on the community,” Grace said. The award will fund the hiring of a Campus Garden assistant, who will oversee operations at the garden and assist with outreach and programming activities. These activities will include weekly volunteer sessions, training and public workshops, and distributing garden produce through activities such as farm stands.

The Campus Garden was established in 2013 to bring together members of the university and the neighboring community to build a vibrant local food system and promote training in urban agriculture. Grace, the garden鈥檚 director, is an associate professor of biology and a plant physiologist. He has also served as a technical advisor for the BAAND Project, in addition to leading educational outreach such as workshops on urban agriculture.

Funding for the Building an Arkansas Agricultural Network Development (BAAND) Project was made possible by a grant/cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA.

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鈥淜ate will provide support to principal investigators, staff and finance directors on how to perform various business processes related to grant activity,鈥� ORSP Director Tammie Cash said. 鈥淪he will also act as a resource in the proposal development process.鈥�

Kate said she sees part of her new role as serving to help route people to the right person in ORSP, as well as providing answers to frequent questions. She emphasized that her focus will be on helping members of the university community navigate the grants process, not replacing the work done by other units of ORSP. 鈥淥nce you get assigned to someone in the office, I’m not replacing any of that,鈥� she said.

She鈥檚 hit the ground running learning the processes involved in applying for, setting up, and managing grants, along with talking to stakeholders across campus about their needs and how she can help them. Part of that, she said, has been working on putting herself in a researcher鈥檚 shoes. She鈥檚 especially looking for opportunities to improve the training and information ORSP offers our partners across campus.

You can contact Kate with any questions at kclincourt@ualr.edu or 501-607-3396.

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Once you create your personal account, you will need to connect it to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock using the university鈥檚 UEI number. Your account must be connected to the university, as your proposal will be submitted on behalf of the university. You can find our UEI number on the Frequently Required Information page on our website.

How to set up a Research.gov profile

To set up a Research.gov account, click the Register button, complete the required fields, and click Submit.

You will receive an email with your NSF ID and temporary password. Go back to Research.gov and sign in with these new credentials.

Requesting PI Role and Connecting Account to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock

When you are signed into Research.gov, click My Profile and Add a New Role.

Click Add Investigator Role.

On the Find Organization page, enter 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 UEI Number and click Next.

Choose Principal Investigator as your role and click Next and Submit.

Once your information is submitted, ORSP will review and approve your role.

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Current rates

The university鈥檚 current rate agreement went into effect on July 1, 2023 and applies to all grants, contracts and other agreements with the federal government. The rates are divided into four categories: Organized Research, Instruction, On Campus Other, and Off Campus. The rates for three of these categories will be the same throughout the agreement:

To be eligible for the off-campus rate, you must include rent as a direct cost in your budget.

The rates for Organized Research will increase annually as follows:

This incremental change also affects multi-year projects. If your project starts in FY24 and ends in FY26, each year will be charged a different indirect cost rate.
Visit our website for the most up-to-date information on the university鈥檚 indirect cost rate.

Notable Information

These new rates do not affect current awards that are calculated with the previous rate agreement. The rate will stay the same on grants and contracts awarded before FY24, even on multi-year projects.
For proposals submitted with the previous rates, the rate used during the proposal process will be the rate applied to the subsequent award.
The definition of the off-campus indirect cost rate has changed. The off-campus rate should be used if the project meets any of the following criteria:
A. More than 50% of a project is performed in off-campus facilities not owned by the institution
or
B. More than 50% of a project is performed in off-campus facilities, and rent is directly allocated or charged to the project.
A project can only use one indirect cost rate. If any of the above criteria are met, then the off-campus indirect cost rate will apply to the entire project.

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Access the GRC

To find funding opportunities through the Grants Resource Center, you鈥檒l first need to

If you don鈥檛 have an account with the GRC, go to the page and fill in your information to create one. Make sure you enter your institution as “University of Arkansas at Little Rock” so that your account links to the university’s and shows you the member opportunities.

Search for grants

Once you鈥檙e signed in, you can navigate to the GrantSearch database to look for funding opportunities. The database allows you to filter by academic category, academic subject, activity type, sponsor, and deadline. You can also use a keyword to search the grants in the database.

Set up alerts

To get email updates when the database adds relevant grants, you can set up an alert. Click Save as Alert on your search results page:

Then give your alert a name (and a description, if you鈥檇 like), add your email address, and click Save.

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For any questions related to procurement, spend categories, or travel, please contact the Procurement office.

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