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  5. Development Enhancement Awards for Proposals (DEAP)

Development Enhancement Awards for Proposals (DEAP)

The Development Enhancement Awards for Proposals (DEAP) program provides funds to address comments or needed revisions for new/established faculty members from all UAMS colleges who have received a score on an unsuccessful proposal submitted to a foundation or federal agency. DEAP program grants are intended to help investigators obtain additional data needed to respond directly to reviewers’ comments to increase a revised application’s competitiveness. DEAP program funding is strictly limited to strengthening the reapplication of a scored proposal and the revised application must be submitted within 12 months of receiving reviewers’ comments.

All DEAP award recipients must submit a final report on the outcome of the resubmitted grant, as well as a list of pertinent publications/submitted grant applications. Acknowledgment of the DEAP as a funding source in publications and annual reports is also required.

Budget: Applicants may request up to $50,000 to reapply for external grants with a budget of $200,000 in annual direct cost or higher; and up to $25,000 for external grants with a budget of less than $200,000 annual direct cost. Funds must be spent within 12 months post-award.

Deadlines: Applications are accepted three times per year in alignment with internal review timelines. Applications must be submitted by one of the following deadlines: January 5, May 15, and August 15

The DEAP application should be comprised of the following documents (please compile into one document):

a) Specific Aims and Research Plan from the previously submitted application

b) Score and Reviews from the submitted application

c) A detailed plan explaining how the DEAP funds will be used to address key weaknesses raised by the reviewers (max 2 pages)

d) A detailed budget and budget justification for the use of the DEAP funds that match the plan outlined in “c” (max 2 pages; No faculty salaries are allowed)

e) Current biographical sketches for the PI and co-PIs in NIH format

f) Current and pending support (including intramural and in-kind support) in NIH format. Include a description of the relationship of support to the current application.

g) A pledge to submit a revised application or a new application related to the prior submission (within 12 months of completing additional work covered by DEAP award funds).

Review Criteria:

  • Does the proposed plan address one or more key issues raised by the reviewers and, If successful, significantly increase the likelihood of funding a resubmission?
  • Does the plan adequately describe how the DEAP funds will be used to respond to reviewer comments?
  • Is the budget appropriate and justified?

Questions about DEAP application: Please contact Moe Elasri, MOElasri@uams.edu

Please submit your application via the form below.

“*” indicates required fields

    Cross-disciplinary research teams and/or use of new technologies are encouraged.
  • Have the required review approvals been obtained?
    Upload the respective IRB/IACUC/Biosafety approval with your submission. Funds will not be released unless these approvals are submitted with application.
  • Please upload all documents (a – g) in one PDF file.
    Max. file size: 15 MB.
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