Research Landscape & Investigators

NIH RePORTER
Search federally funded biomedical research projects and investigators.

ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry and results database of clinical studies.

USF Collaborators
Identify collaborators across USF colleges and institutes.

Finding Research Funding

Grants.gov
Federal grant opportunities across agencies.

AHRQ Funding & Grants
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality funding opportunities.

NIH Grants & Funding
NIH funding announcements and resources.

NSF Funding
National Science Foundation funding opportunities

USF New Research Grant
Internal seed funding for new investigators.

USF Proposal Enhancement Grant
Support to strengthen external grant proposals.

USF Faculty International Travel Grant
Support for international scholarly travel.

USF Corridor Matching Grants Program
Matching funds for collaborative research.

Grant Writing & Professional Development

K Club
Grant writing group for NIH K-type awards.

R Club
Grant development support for independent investigators.

Office of Educator Development
Workshops and seminars on education and research.

Summer Grant Writing Workshop
Intensive grant writing training program.

Resident & Fellow Research

GME Research Grant Program
Research funding for residents and fellows.

Medical Student Research

RISE
Research, Innovation and Scholarly Endeavors program.

MRSO
Medical Student Research Opportunity program.

Summer Research Elective
Structured summer research experience.

Research Software & Tools

EndNote
Reference management software.

Covidence
Systematic review screening and data extraction.

SPSS
Statistical analysis software.

SAS
Advanced analytics and statistics software.

NVivo
Qualitative data analysis software.

Qualtrics
Survey design and data collection platform.

REDCap
Secure web application for research data capture.

STATA
Statistical software for data analysis.

Epic Research Database
Clinical data access for research.

Statistical & Methodological Support

Research Methodology & Biostatistics Core
Study design and statistical consultation.

RISE Biostatistics Support
Biostatistics assistance tied to student projects.

Library & Literature Support

USF Health Libraries
Comprehensive research and educational library services.

Search Strategy Creation
Expert assistance with literature search strategies.

Database Selection
Guidance on appropriate databases for research topics.

EndNote & Covidence Support
Training and troubleshooting for reference tools.

Book & Article Requests
Interlibrary loan and document delivery.

Journal Evaluation
Support selecting appropriate journals for publication.

Best Bets: Medicine Research Guide
Curated research resources for medicine.

Health Libraries Training Calendar
Schedule of library workshops and courses.

Internal Seed & Special Funding

Women’s Health Collaborative
Internal funding opportunities (open to all).

College of Public Health Seed Grants
Seed funding up to $50K for COPH PIs.

Microbiome Institute
Pilot and seed funding (open to all).

Genomics Programs
Genomics-related pilot funding (open to all)

College of Nursing Internal Grants
Internal grants (PI must be in CON).

Department of Pediatrics – Valenti Program
Early career faculty funding (<3 years) in Pediatrics.

Research Infrastructure

Office of Clinical Research (OCR)
Support for industry-sponsored clinical research.

Department of Sponsored Research (DSR)
Support for federal and foundation-sponsored research.

FORCE – Pediatrics
Family Oriented Research Center for Excellence (Pediatrics)

Research Landscape & Investigators

USF Research Cores
Central directory of shared cores (biostatistics, qualitative methods, genomics, imaging, etc.)

USF Health Research Directory
Find collaborators outside one’s department.

CTSA Consortium (via USF)
Pilot funding, methods consults, and pragmatic/clinical research support.

Finding Research Funding

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
Funding for clinician-led, pragmatic, and patient-centered research.

Foundation Directory Online
Search tool for foundation and nontraditional funding sources.

American Medical Association (Education/QI Grants)
Funding for education and quality improvement projects.

Specialty Societies (ACEP, SAEM, AAMC, etc.)
Small grants for education, QI, and early faculty research.

USF Internal Funding

USF Internal Funding Programs
Internal pilot grants, interdisciplinary awards, and bridge funding (when available).

Departmental / College-level Pilot Funds
Local pilot funding sources that support early faculty projects.

Grant & Writing Support

USF Research Development Institute
Proposal development, team science support, and limited submission coordination.

AAMC Group on Research Advancement and Development
Frameworks and tools helpful beyond NIH-focused researchers.

Writing Accountability Groups / Writing Retreats
Structured writing support for faculty not embedded in labs.

IRB, Compliance & Getting Started

USF IRB
Human subjects guidance, QI vs research determination, exempt vs expedited pathways

CITI Program
Training in human subjects protection, data security, and social/behavioral research

Data & Clinical Informatics

USF Health Informatics Institute
Data extraction, feasibility queries, and access to clinical datasets

i2b2
Cohort discovery and research feasibility assessment tool

Quality & Safety / QI Offices
Data analysts and dashboards that can support publishable QI work

Statistical, Qualitative & Methods Support

Research Methodology and Biostatistics Core
Consultations for study design and statistical analysis.

Qualitative Methods Support
Access to anthropology/sociology collaborators and NVivo consultation (if available).

Implementation Science Support
CTSA resources, health services research faculty, and pragmatic trial consults.

Education & QI Scholarship

MedEdPORTAL
Peer-reviewed education products and scholarship venue for clinician-educators.

QI Journals & Toolkits (SQUIRE)
Guidelines and dissemination resources for quality improvement scholarship.