The Board of Regents Support Fund R & D Program includes three components: the Research Competitiveness Subprogram (RCS), the Industrial Ties Research Subprogram (ITRS), and the Awards to Louisiana Artists and Scholars (ATLAS) Subprogram. Note: ITRS and ATLAS are not available in FY 2025-26.
Research Competitiveness Subprogram (RCS)
RCS funds projects that strengthen the fundamental research base and competitiveness of Louisiana’s public and private universities. The subprogram is a stimulus opportunity available to researchers who are currently not competitive for federal support but show strong potential for achieving national research competitiveness in an area funded by the federal government within a limited span of time. Research funded through RCS must make fundamental contributions to knowledge in eligible scientific and engineering disciplines rather than simply seek to apply existing knowledge.
RCS also includes a one-year award to assist faculty who may already be competitive through short-term pilot awards to conduct novel scientific and engineering research leading to near-term federal support.
RCS MANDATORY NOTICES OF INTENT DUE FOR FY 2025-26 COMPETITION: September 11, 2025
RCS PROPOSALS DUE FOR FY 2025-26 COMPETITION: October 17, 2025
Contact Program Manager: Bryan Jones
Industrial Ties Research Subprogram (ITRS) with Proof-of-Concept/Prototyping Initiative
ITRS supports research efforts that show significant potential for contributing to the development and diversification of Louisiana’s economy in the near term. Funded projects are required to involve significant private sector or Federal funding or, at a minimum, include a plan to leverage substantial Federal or private sector funding in the near future; and link research efforts to establishment of a new or enhancement of an existing Louisiana business or industry.
A consolidated component of ITRS, the Proof-of-Concept/Prototyping Initiative provides funding to enable technology transfer research and activities, to advance innovations toward commercialization.
PROGRAM NOT AVAILABLE FY 2025-26
Contact Program Manager: Bryan Jones
Awards to Louisiana Artists and Scholars (ATLAS)
The BoRSF Awards to Louisiana Artists and Scholars (ATLAS) Subprogram provides support to faculty members in arts, humanities, and social sciences disciplines to complete major scholarly and artistic productions with the potential to have a broad impact on a regional, national, and/or international level. The primary focus of ATLAS is the scholarly or artistic merit of the proposed work. Projects are assessed based on their necessity, importance, originality, and likelihood to have an impact on a broad academic and/or artistic community.
PROGRAM NOT AVAILABLE FY 2025-26
Contact Program Manager: Bryan Jones