Issue: ORN-2026-19
NJIT Research Newsletter includes recent awards, and announcements of research related seminars, webinars, national and federal research news related to research funding, and Grant Opportunity Alerts (with links to sections). The Newsletter is posted on the NJIT Research Website https://research.njit.edu/funding-opportunities.
Special Announcements
ARPA-H (Funding) Opportunity is knocking.
Will your innovative research idea answer?
Register for Informative Events:
- Technology InteGrator and AcceleratoR (TIGAR) Exploratory Topic: RSVP to the May 20 virtual webinar | Registration closes May 18, 12:59 PM ET
- Hearing Enhancement through ARtificially Intelligent NeurotechnoloGy: RSVP to the June 8 Proposers’ Day | In-person registration closes June 3 | Virtual registration closes June 5
- Small Business Program SBIR/STTR Proposers' Day: RSVP to the June 11 virtual Proposers’ Day | Registration closes June 9
- Intelligent Generator of Research: Check back for more details on the upcoming Proposers’ Day
Headed to a Proposers’ Day? Check out these tips and tricks to arrive prepared.
Share Your Innovative Solution
- Technology InteGrator and AcceleratoR (TIGAR) Exploratory Topic: Solution video due June 8
- Intelligent Generator of Research: Solution Summary due June 25
- Hearing Enhancement through ARtificially Intelligent NeurotechnoloGy: Solution Summary due June 29
- Small Business Program SBIR/STTR Proposers' Day: Solution Summary due July 10
Wondering what makes an idea truly transformative? Learn more about our priority focus areas and criteria for impactful breakthroughs.
Grant Opportunity Alerts
NSF: Transport Phenomena; Engineering Biological and Biomedical Systems; Electronic, Photonic, Magnetic, and Quantum Devices (EPMQD)
NIH: Bioengineering Research Grants (BRG) (R01); Discovery of in vivo Chemical Probes for the Nervous System (R01)
Department of Defense/US Army/DARPA/ONR: DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Translational Research Award; DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Clinical Translation Research Award
Department of Energy: Inspiring Generations of New Innovators to Impact Technologies in Energy 2026 (IGNIITE 2026)
NASA: NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase II; ROSES25: D.6 Astrophysics Research and Analysis
Recent Research Grant and Contract Awards
In the News
Tech bills of the week: Mandatory AI RMF usage; AI for energy generation and storage; and more: Legislation introduced by Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., on May 7 is looking to update the Energy Act of 2020 by modifying and fortifying select energy storage programs and projects as the national demand for power increases amid growing reliance on artificial intelligence. The Better Energy Storage and Safety Act seeks to outfit the programs established in the Energy Act of 2020 with advanced data analytics, models and diagnostic tools to improve what the bill describes as the “safe installation and long-term operation of energy storage systems by abating expected failure modes” that could damage power storage systems. In addition to outfitting energy storage systems with better data tools to assess their functionality, the bill aims to improve the diagnostic, AI, computing and digital twin capabilities included in energy storage systems.
Push for closed-loop geothermal energy: House lawmakers introduced companion legislation to an existing Senate bill that look to spur more research and development in new geothermal energy systems, with a focus on bringing scientific innovation to commercialization. More information is posted on the NextGov website.
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NIST aims for summer release of AI cyber guidelines: The National Institute of Standards and Technology is slated to debut new guidance on artificial intelligence-specific cybersecurity to help mitigate AI-enabled digital threats while maximizing the benefits of safe AI adoption. Speaking at a Qualys conference on Thursday, Victoria Pillitteri, the manager of the Security Engineering and Risk Management Group at NIST, said she expects a cybersecurity framework profile for AI to debut “sometime this summer” pending agency approval. The forthcoming draft AI cybersecurity framework is slated to be accompanied by guidance on control overlays — or sets of tailored cybersecurity baselines to manage risks unique to different AI systems — with the help of NIST’s Center for AI Standards and Innovation. More information is posted on the NextGov website.
Webinars and Events
Research Grant Opportunities:
National Science Foundation
National Institutes of Health
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
NASA
Proposal Submission and Streamlyne Information
The NJIT Proposal Submission Guidelines and Policy provides the expected institutional timeline for proposal submission. Streamlyne User Manuals are posted on https://research.njit.edu/streamlyne. For contact information on proposal submission, pre-award services and post-award grant management, please visit research website https://research.njit.edu/researchers and https://research.njit.edu/contact.