UC Multi-Campus Research Unit (MRU) Directory

UC Multi-Campus Research Unit (MRU) Directory
and Similar UC-wide Competitive Research Programs**

Program

Purpose

Typical Award
(* = Total Budget)

Deadline

Contact

Academic Geriatric Research Program
(AGRP)

Address need for expanded geriatric education, training, and research

177.3K*

annual March20

Misty Nitta
(310)312-0531
mnitta@med1.medsch.ucla.edu
http://garnetare.berkeley.edu/%eaging/agrp.html

AIDS Research Program Universitywide
(UARP)

Multiple interest research, clinical, social/behavioral sciences

$10M*

annual February/March

George Lemp
(510)987-9855
uarp@ucop.edu
http://www.ucop.edu/srphome/uarp/

All-UC Group in Economic History

Strengthen teaching & research of economic history throughout UC system

$41K*

None

Mary Davis
(530)752-2042
mvdavis@ucdavis.edu Director: Alan Olmstead
UCSC Contact: B. Elbaum

Biotechnology Research and Education Program Systemwide

Foster and provide seed money for biotechnology and related issues; promote postdoc & graduate training

$1.5m*

Sci/Eng - December
Econ/Bus/Law - March

Susanne Huttner
(510)643-0725
biotech@socrates.berkeley.edu
http://www.biotech.berkeley.edu/ UCSC Contact: Chuck Wilson

Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP)

Pathogenesis, etiology, prevently early detection, treatment

$16M*

Various

Marion Kavanaugh-Lynch
(888)313-2244
bcrp@ucop.edu
http://www.ucop.edu/srphome/bcrp.cal97/hp.html

Calif. Dept. of Health Services, Cancer Research Sec (CRS)

Funding for translational cancer research and technology transfer, including behavioral, economics, health policy, managed care, and health care delivery

$800K* -technology transfer
$1.5M* general research
$250K/yr Investigator-Initiated
$75K/year Pilot/feas study
$75K/year New investigator award
$100K/year CIRCA-Pilot

October 13, 1999

Sara Metzer
(916)327-1056
crp@dhs.ca.gov
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/crp Chief Donald O. Lyman, MD

California Institute for Energy Efficiency (CIEE)

Advance productivity & competitiveness through energy efficiency

No current funding available

N/A

Jim Cole
(510)642-7545
james.cole@ucop.edu
http://eande.lbl.gov/CIEE/cieehomepage.html

California PATH Program

Intelligent transporation systems research

$6M-9M* Typical award
$20K-200K

Prop - Fall

Tony Brennen
(510)231-9536
tbrennan@its.berkeley.edu Director Karl Hedrick (UCB)

California Policy Research Center (CPRC)

Advance public understanding of CA policy issues/all topics

$900K* Typical award $20K

Letter - August 3
Prop - August 4

Andrea Spurgeon
(510)643-7048
spurgeon@uclink4.berkeley.edu
http://www.ucop.edu/cprc Director Andres Jimenez

California Sea Grant (CSGC)

Interdisciplinary approaches to problems in social, physical and natural sciences related to marine issues

$3.9M* Typical award $50K

Annual spring

Shauna Oh
(619)534-4440
shaunaoh@ucsd.edu
http://www.csgc.ucsd.edu/ Director Clinton Winant
UCSC Contact: Phil Crews

California Space Institute (CalSpace)

Research projects in global change, astrophysics, space science/engineering

$1.1M*

Annual spring

David Paige
(310)825-4268
dap@thesun.ess.ucla.edu
http://calspace.ucsd.edu/ Director Wolfgang Berger
UCSC Contact: George Blumenthal

Campus Laboratory Collaborations Program (CLC)

Enhance synergies between researchers at UC campuses and LLNL/LANL

$1.5M* Typical award - $200K

Next RFP due dates Spring 2001

Joanne Birdsall
(510)987-9351
joanne.birdsall@ucop.edu Director Larry Schwartz (OP)

Cancer Research Coordinating Policy Committee (CRCC)

New and established cancer research

$1.5M*

Jan. 7, 2000

Neil Schore
(530)652-6263
Carrie Erickson/Program Rep
crcc@ucdavis.edu Director Phyllis Blair

Center for German & European Studies (CGES)

European/American political relations, political-economic, social economic integration

$1M* Typical award $3K-$12K

Various deadlines

Gia White
(510)642-4555
cges/uclink.berkeley.edu

Coastal Marine Institute

RFP forthcoming (fall)

Typical award $25K-$75K

TBD

Bonnie Williamson
(805)893-2051
b_willia@lifesci.ucsb.edu Director Russell Schmitt, UCB

Dickens Project

Support collaborative research on writings, cultural impact, life and reputation of Charles Dickens

$54K*

N/A

Jo Anna Rottke
(831)459-2103
joanna_rottke@macmail.ucsc.ed
http://humwww.ucsc.edu/dickens/index.html Director John Jordan (UCSC)

France-Berkeley Fund

Support scientific and scholarly exchanges and research among UCB, Davis, and Santa Cruz and higher education institutions in France. Applications are accepted in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Exact Sciences, Engineering and Applied Sciences

Typical award $10K

February 1, 1999

Alison Kastama
(510)643-5799
fbf@uclink4.berkeley.edu
http://www.ias.berkeley.edu/cwes/fbf

Genetic Resources Conservation Program (GRCP)

Short-term assistance in preservation of imperiled living collections of germplasm and genetic stocks critical to California

$80K-$90K* Typical award $1.5K-$2.5K

October 15, 1999

Patrick McGuire
(530)754-8501
grcp@ucdavis.edu
http:/www.grcp.ucdavis.edu Director Calvin Qualset, UCD

Humanities Research Institute (HRI)

Independent research in the Humanities

$450K* Typical award $25K

October 8

Ann Gilbert
(510)987-9472
ann.gilbert@ucop.edu
http://www.ucop.edu/research Director Ann Gilbert
UCSC Contact: Jim Clifford

Integrated Hardwood Barge Management Program

Directed toward conservation of CA's 10 million acreas of hardwood rangelands

$180K* Typical award $50K

RFP-January Prop - March

Richard Standiford
(510)643-5428
standifo@nature.berkeley.edu
http://danr.ucop.edu/ihrmp

Integrated Pest Management Project, Statewide (UCIPM)

Reduce pesticide load in environment

$700K* Typical award $5K-35K

January 14, 2000

Frank Zalom
(916)752-8350
ipmig@ucdavis.edu
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/IPMPROJECT/about.html

Institute for Nuclear & Particle Astrophysics & Cosmology (INPAC)

Concerns are the role of nuclear and particle physics in cosmology

$20K* Typical award $1K

Open

Bernard Sadoulet
(510)642-5719
sadoulet@cspa.berkeley.edu
http://www.ucop.edu/research/inpac/ UCSC Contact: Don Coyne -

Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC)

Study causes of international conflict and opportunities to reduce conflict

Intern $3,5K PhD Fel - $12K Fac grts - $15K

Annual February 1 Intern app - Late January

Bettina Halvorsen
(858)534-7224
bhalvorsen@ucsd.edu
http:/www-igcc.ucsd.edu/ Director Peter Cowhey, UCSD
UCSC Contact: Ronnie Lipschutz

Latina/Latino Policy Research Program (LPRP)

Advance public understanding of CA policy issues related to CA's Latino population

$140K*

N/A - Call not issued due to special project

Andres Jiminez
(747)704-5610
CA.PolSem@ucop.edu
http://www.ucop.edu/cps

Librarian Association of the University of CA (LAUC)

Disseminates information, advancement in knowledge, librarianship, subject specialities

$30K* Typical award $3K -$10K

Fall - October 6 Spring - January 10

Cathy Palmer
(714)824-4972
cpalmer@uci.edu
http://www.oucop.edu/lauc/ President: Patsy Inouye (UCD)

Mosquito Research Program University-wide

Research on control of mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases in CA, surveillance & integrated pest management

$400K* Typical award $10K-$20K

Annual - January

Bruce Eldridge
(530)752-6983
bfeldridge@ucdavis.edu
http://mosqnet.ucdavis.edu/ Director Bruce Eldridge

Multicampus Research Incentive Fund (MRIF)

Promote interdisciplinary, multi-campus research collaboration in all fields

$75K* Typical award $5K -$10K

UCSC - April UCOP - May

Carol McClain
(510)987-9473
Carol.McClain@ucop.edu
http://www.ucop.edu/research/mrif

National Institute for Global Environmental Change (NIGEC)

5-yr program study to access affects of climate change onkey US resources and socioeconomic systems

$1.2M* Typical award $20K-100K

October 15, 1999

Thomas Suchanek
(916)752-7300
westgec@ucdavis.edu
http://nigec.ucdavis.edu

Pacific Rim Research Project (PacRim)

Promotes study of the Pac Rim as a distinctive region, interdisciplinary

$920K* Typical award $25K Grants $2K

to UCSC - January to UCOP - February

Jia Wang
(310)206-8984
jiawang@ucla.edu
http://www.ucop.edu/research/pacrim.html Chair: Michelle Yeh (OP)
UCSC Contact: Emily Honig
UCSC Contact: Paul Lubeck

Pesticide Impact Assessment Program (PIAP)

Measure and document benefits of currently registered pesticides

$254K* Typical award $20K

Annual - December

Rick Melnicoe
(916)752-7633
rsmelnicoe@ucdavis.edu
http://www.research.ucla.edu/sr2/ucfunded.htm

Presidential Grants for Teacher Research in Education

Connect K-12 teachers with UC faculty to conduct research

Typical award $15K-$30K

Annual -Spring Qtr April

Nina Moore
(510)987-9423
nina.moore@ucop.edu
http://ucnexus.berkeley.edu/Content/pres grant/index.html

President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Support researchers & mentors towards academic career advancement

$1.2M* Typical award $33K

Annual - December 1

Jane Gonzalez
(510)987-9500
jane.gonzalez@ucop.edu
http://www.ucop.edu/acadadv/gsaa/welcome.html

Salinity/Drainage Research Program, UC

Develop, interpret & disseminate research knowledge on salnity, drainage, selenium in San Joaquin Valley

$700K* Typical award $25K

March 1, 1999

Martha Kennedy
(909)787-4327
mkennedy@ucrac1.ucr.edu Coordinator John Letey

Slosson Endowment Fund for Ornamental Horticulture

Education & research related to horticulture, particularly ornamental

$250K* Typical award $20K

Annual - mid-December

Robert Webster
(530)752-0316
rkwebster@ucdavis.edu

Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program (SAREP)

Address challenges facing CA agriculture: sustainable agri, enviornmental health, economic, social

Typical Grad awards $2K

Annual - August

Bill Liebhardt
(530)752-7556
sarep@ucdavis.edu
http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/ Bev Ransom
(530)754-8546
baransom@ucdavis.edu Director Sean Swezey (UCSC)

Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP)

Research relevant to causes, prevention, or treatment of diseases caused by tobacco

$32M* Typical award $450K

Annual - January

Susanne Hildebrand
(510)987-9875
trdrp@ucop.edu
http://www/ucop.edu/srphome/trdrp Director Susanne Hildebrand-Zanki

Toxic Substances Research & Teaching Program (TSR&TP)

Support long-term resarch and grad education in toxic related fields

Faculty $25K/yr Grad Fel $20K/yr

Annual - January Travel funds - Open

Mika Pringle Tolson
(530)752-2097
mptolson@ucdavis.edu
http://www.tsrtp.ucdavis.edu/tsrtp/ Director Jerold Last

UC Committee on Latino Research (UCCLR)

Develop University's response to Senate Concurrent Resolution 43 charging Univ to examine issues concerning CA's growing Chicano/Latino population

$718K* Typical award $5K-$15K UCSC alloc. $50K

Various

Ramon Guitierrez
(858)534-2136
rgutierr@weber.ucsd.edu
http://www.ucop.edu/resarch/ucclr.html UCSC Contact Patricia Zavella

UC Energy Institute (UCEI)

(EST) generic, scientific, technical energy problems. (CES) critical energy problems facingt CA

$1.1M* Typical award $20K - $25K

Annual - January

Severin Borenstein
(510)642-9588
ucenergy@socrates.berkeley.edu
http://www.ucenergy.eecs.berkeley.edu/ucenergy/

UC Humanities Initiative (UCHI)

Enchance role and effectiveness of the Humanities throughout the UC

$880K*

Annual/Fall Qtr

Dante Noto
(510)987-9446
dante.noto@ucop.edu
http://www.ucop.edu/resarch/human.html Chair: Gary Lease (UCSC)

UC Institute for Mexico and the U.S. (UC MEXUS)

Support projects related to US-Mexico relations

$814K*

Research - April Dissert. - April Various deadlnes

Katheryn Vincent
(909)787-3519
UCMEXUS@ucrac1.ucr.edu Director Juan-Vincente Palerm

UC Institute for Research in the Arts (UCIRA)

Supports collaborative projects from disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives, e.g., festivals, symposia, exhibitions 1) Special Projects 2) Demonstration Projects 3) Community Arts Program

$108K* $5K - $25K ea $500 - $5K ea $500 - $2.5K ea

Annual - February 1 February 1 & April 15 February 1 & April 15

Pamela Bailey
(949)824-8420
pbailey@orion.oac.uci.edu
http://arts.ucsb.edu/ICA Director David Trend

UC Linguistic Minority Research Institute, UC (LMRI)

Improve school success and access of language minority students to UC and other inst. Of higher learning

$207K*

Annual - April 10

Reynaldo Macias
(805)893-2250
lmri@lmrinet.gse.ucsb.edu
http://LMRINet.ucsb.edu Director Russell Rumberger

UC Natural Reserve System (NRS)

A System of natural reserves that serve as teaching and research laboratories

$215K* Typical Award $2K

Mathias Grant - October

Madeline Drake
(510) 987-0159
Madeline.Drake@ucop.edu
http://nrs.ucop.edu/info/grants.html Director Maggie Fusari (UCSC)

UC Transportation Center

Support ground transporation research

$1M* Diss Fel $15K Faculty Grant $10K-$70K

RFP February Proposal March PhD Diss Grant Fall/Spring

Briggs Nisbet
(510)643-7378
edeakin@ix.netcom.com Director Elizabeth Deakin

University Research Expeditions Program (UREP)

Add volunteers to university field resarch programs

Typical award $3K-25K

Semi-annual April/October

Jean Colvin
(510)642-6586
urep@uclink.berkeley.edu
http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/urep/

Urban Community-School Collaborative Seed Grants

Supports K-12 education comprehensive collaborations

N/A

Annual - Spring Qtr April

Charles Underwood
(510)987-9495
charles.underwood@ucop.edu
http://www.ucop.edu/acadadv/urban/

Water Resources Center

Support research on all spects of water, emphasis on fresh water, inland saline, estuaries

Typical award $15K-$30K

Annual - Fall Qtr - October

Miguel Marino
(530)752-8070
cwwr@ucdavis.edu Director Don Erman

Wellness Lectures Program

Lecture program support

6 awards @$3K ea plus $1K for res assistance

Annual - April

Irene Bronston
(510)987-9711
irene.bronston@ucop.edu
http://www.ucop.edu/ucophome/healaff/wellpgm

White Mountain Research Station

Conduct high-altitude resarch in a range of fields, from physiology and zoology to botany, geology, hydrology and atmospheric science

$700K* Typical Student $2K Typical Faculty $15K

Grad stu - March 1 Faculty 2000

Barbara Fager
(619)822-0165
fpowerll@ucsd.edu
http://www/wmrs.edu Director Frank Powerll

Industry-University Cooperative Research Program (IUCRP)

Biotechnology Strategic Targets for Alliances in Research (BioSTAR)

Foster research in biotechnology and related issues

$5.0M*

Matching Grants 10/8
Res/Training Grants 10/29
Econ/buis/law/pub edu 10/29
Conferences/wkshops
year-round

Susanne Huttner
(510)643-0725
biotech@socrates.berkeley.edu
http://www.biotech.berkeley.edu/ UCSC Contact: Tony Fink

Communications Research Program (CoRe)

Supports engineering and basic science disciplines in communications, networking, components, design tools

$2M* Typical award $100K

Letter intent October 1 Full proposal October 8

Terry Davies
(619)822-3260
tdavies@ucsd.edu
http://uc-industry.berkely.edu Director Terry Davies UCSC Contact: J.J. Garcia-Luna

Digital Media Innovation Program (DiMi)

Supports basic sciences and a range of engineering disciplines in next generation digital media applications critical importance to California

$2M* Typical award $25K-

Letter Intent - 10/11/99 Full proposal 10/22/99

Anne Deane
(805)893-8798
anne@dimi.ucsb.edu
http://www.dimi.ucsb.edu Director JoAnn Kuchera-Morin UCSC Contact: Eli Hollander

Life Sciences Informatics Program (LSI)

Supports enginnering and basic science disciplines, I.e., Agri, Animal Sci, Chemistry, Bio Sciences, Eng, Environ, Med, Vet, Zoo

$4M* Typical award $50K -$300K

Letter Intent - September 21 Full Proposal - October 22

Gussie Curran
(530)752-8183
grcurran@ucdavis.edu
http://lsi.ucdavis.edu Director Martina McGloughlin UCSC Contact: Manuel Ares

Microelectronics Innovation & Computer Research Opportunities (MICRO)

Support innovative research in microelectronics technology

$4.6M*

Annual - March

Shari La Perle
(510)987-9488
MICRO@ucop.edu
http://www.ucop.edu/research/micro UCSC Contact: Joel Ferguson

Semiconductor Manufacturing Alliance for Research & Training (SMART)

Innovative processing for Ics, MEMs flat panel displays, mass storage devices, and other relevant devices

$3.5M* Typical award $20K-$600K

October

Julie Stein
(510)642-1896
UC_SMART@uclink4.berkeley.edu
http://UC-SMART.berkeley.edu/ Director Julie Stein UCSC Contact: Jiayuan Fang

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
Focus on national security, energy and environment, bioscience/nuclear weapons

1) Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (CAMS)

Measure minute quantities of specimens in Archaeology, Anthro, Toxicology, Radiochem, Climatology, and other fields

$250K* Typical award: $25K

June

John Knezovich
(925)422-0925
knezovich1@llnl.gov
http://www-ep.es.llnl.gov/wee-ep/cams.html Director John Knezovich

2) Center for Global Security Research (CGSR)

Bridge gap between tech & policy communities of post-war era, management control & reduction of weapons of mass destruction

Varies

Continuing basis

Eileen Vergino
(925)422-6141
verginoes@llnl.gov
http://www.cgsr.llnl.gov Director Ron Lehman

3) Institute for Laser Science and Applications (ILSA)

Collaborative research program with workshops with university investigators

Typical award $30K

Annual - tba

Hector Baldis
(925)422-0101
baldis1@llnl.gov

4) Institute for Scientific Computing Research (ISCR)

Laser science: ICF inertial confinement fusion/collaborative workshops

Typical award $30K

June

David Keyes
(925)422-1325
keyes3@llnl.gov

5) Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP)

Foster collaboration in large scale computing, digital seismographic networks, & geochemical laboratories

Typical award $25K

N/A

Karen Scott
(619)534-4453
kscott@igpp.ucsd.edu Director Jean-Bernard Minster

6) Seaborg (Glenn T) Institute for Transactinium Science (ITS)

Research in science of chemical, physical, nuclear & metallurgical properties of transactinium elements

$1.2M* Typical award $50K

Varies

Louis Terminello
(925)423-7956
terminello1@llnl.gov
http://www.engr.ucdavis.edu/~das/das admin/staff/terminello.html Director Lou Terminello

7) University Collaborative Research Program (UCRP)

Support research projects in material science & condensed matter: optical/electronic materials/metals & organic/biomaterials

$800K*

Annual - June RFP for 2000 February 2000

Harry Radousky
(925)422-4478
radousky1@llnl.gov

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

1) Collaborative UC/Los Alamos Research (CULAR) Program

Bioscience & Biotechnolgy Earth & Environmental Systems Materials Science

Typical award $55K

Call - January 15, 2000 Prop - May 15, 2000

Bill Robertson
(505)665-9565
robertson@lanl.gov
http://stb.lanl.gov/UC/UC.html UCSC Contact: Karen Fry

2) Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP)

Promote basic research involved in understanding structure, origin, and evolution of solar system and planets

$550K* Typical award $25K

February

Karen Scott
(858)534-4453
kscott@igpp.ucsd.edu
http://pauk.ucsd.edu Director Jean-Bernard Minster

3) Visting Scholar Program

Funds LANL staff to do research/teaching at UC campus & vice versa

Typical award $75K -$80K

February

Jim Porter
(505)667-7824
porter@lanl.gov
http://stb.lanl.gov/UC/UC.html

4) Research Partnership Initiative

Provides seed funding for research collaborations with UC campuses in areas of strategic interest to Los Alamos

Typical award $60K-$70K/3 yrs

Open

Jim Porter
(505)667-7824
porter@lanl.gov
http://stb.lanl.gov/UC/UC.html


**UCLA has a variation of this table on its Contracts and Grants website.