Collaboration Initiative Single-Year Seed Grant

Purpose: Single-year seed grants to support research collaborations aligned with current federal funding programs and priorities.

Funding Amount

• Range: $10,000 to $100,000

Focus Areas

Proposals will be considered in the following categories:

• Agriculture (all aspects, including processing)
• Artificial Intelligence (Basic and Applied)
• Basic Physical Sciences
• Educational Sciences
• Human/Animal Health
• Human Performance/Biomechanics
• Humanities/Creative Activities
• National/Homeland Security
• Natural Resources

Grant Objectives

These grants aim to foster new and existing research collaborations across two or more Nebraska campuses* that focus on:

• Generating preliminary data critical for federally funded research grant proposals or resubmissions
• Developing capabilities that enable the University of Nebraska's National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) to secure contract funding from its sponsor (U.S. Strategic Command), other Department of Defense entities, or other federal agencies

Eligibility

• Collaboration Requirement: Collaboration across two or more Nebraska campuses
• NSRI Projects: For NSRI priority-topic projects, collaboration with a NSRI content expert is encouraged. Collaborating with such an expert and a PI/Co-PI from a single campus meets the collaboration requirement. Alternatively, PI/Co-PIs from multiple campuses without an NSRI expert also fulfill the requirement.

Geographic Scope

• University of Nebraska campuses (multi-campus collaboration required)

Application Process

Detailed application information is available in the Fiscal Year 2027 Request for Applications (RFA). Applicants should:

1. Review the FY2027 RFA document
2. Ensure proposals align with one or more eligible focus areas
3. Confirm multi-campus collaboration requirements are met
4. Submit according to instructions in the RFA