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Research Resiliency Initiative Mini-Grant Application 2025-2026

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Funded by the EVCP through philanthropy, there will be three cycles of the Mini-Grants Program in 2025-2026.

Eligibility 

Cycle 2 (October - December 2025)

Eligible applicants for the second cycle include:

Clinical Fellows
Postdoctoral Researchers

Assistant Professors
Associate Professors with terminated grants

Cycle 1 (August - September 2025)

Eligible applicants for the first cycle are researchers with a federal grant that was terminated, whether reinstated or not, who are either: 

Early-stage researchers with career development (K) awards (e.g. K23, K99, K12, K76)

Assistant Professors

Funding Available  

Applicants may request up to $10,000 to spend in 12 months to support activities that strengthen future funding applications. Note: funding is not intended for faculty salary support. Allowable uses include: 

Generating or analyzing preliminary data

Working with a grant writer to support new proposal submissions 
- Professional grant and manuscript writing consultations are available on an hourly recharge basis through CTSI Consultation Services: https://consult.ucsf.edu/study-design. Email ctsi.consulting@ucsf.edu with questions.

Other justified activities aligned with research development

Application Requirements 

Applicants must answer the following questions (1000 character limit each):

1. Why do you think your area of research is at risk for not being funded?

2. Why is the funding needed?

3. How will the funds be used?

4. What tangible product(s) or outcomes will funding result in (e.g., pilot data, grant submission)?

5. Itemized budget with justification

Review and Funding Process 

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Cycle 1: August to September 2025

Cycle 2: October to December 2025*

Cycle 3: January to April 2026*

*Applications will be accepted until all available funding has been awarded.

Outcomes and Reporting 

Funded researchers are required to submit a brief report after 12 months to assess:

Funding outcomes (e.g., pilot data, submitted or awarded grants)

Research presentations or products resulting from mini-grant support

Questions? 

Please contact the AVCR-ROI Office at avcroi@ucsf.edu 

Your First and Last Name

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Your Degree(s)

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School

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Department (e.g.: Epidemiology)

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Faculty Series:

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Faculty Rank:

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Other

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Financial analyst(s) will be cced on emails containing COAs.

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PI home Dept. ID
Please provide the six digit numeric department ID, which will be used to populate your COA on your award letter. To prevent delay, please ensure you entered your correct department ID.
More information on where to look up the department ID here.

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Please select your eligibility criteria for applying for this mini-grant. (Select all that apply)

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Clinical Fellow

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Assistant Professor

Associate Professor with terminated grant

How much discretionary funding do you have available?

$0-25,000

$25,001-50,000

$50,001-75,000

$75,001-100,000

More than $100,000

Have you asked your department for support?

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What is your area of research? Select all that apply.

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Pandemic Preparedness

Environmental Health and Climate Change

Racial and Ethnic Health Equity

Workforce Diversity

Transgender Health

LGBQ+ Health

Women's Health Equity

Racism

Health Disparities

Vaccine

Global Health

Immigrant Health

Other

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1. Why do you think your area of research is at risk for not being funded? Please include any citations and references. (1,000 character limit including spaces)

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2. Why is the funding needed? (1000 character limit including spaces)

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3. How will the funds be used? (1000 character limit including spaces)

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4. What are the expected tangible product(s) or outcomes resulting from funding (e.g., pilot data, grant submission)? (1000 character limit including spaces)

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Please enter the amount of funding you are requesting, not to exceed $10,000.00

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Salary and Benefits

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Consultant/s

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Other Costs

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5. Provide an itemized budget with justification

Awards provide up to $10,000 in direct costs for 12 months
All expenses must be justifiable and related to this project/application
The following expense is not allowed: Faculty Salary Support

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