Board of Regents Forms & Funding Opportunities

      Board of Regents Forms:  -The LA Board of Regents (BoR) has four categories of grant programs including the Industrial Ties Research Subprogram (ITRS), Research Competitiveness Subprogram (RCS), Awards to Louisiana Artists and Scholars Subprogram (ATLAS), and Department Enhancement.  All due dates and eligible disciplines for 2024-25 can be found here. –Notice of Intent:  A Notice of Intent is required for ITRS, RCS, and ATLAS proposals, which will need to be internally routed through your chain of command (i.e., Department Head, Dean, and Vice Provost) and approved by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs before submitting it to the BoR.  Because the Notice of Intent has much less information than a full proposal, the ORSP has developed a revised Internal Routing form specifically for the BoR Notice of Intent.  Please select the link below to download the NoI Internal Routing form.

• Notice of Intent Routing Form (use ONLY to route NOIs)
  • • • • THIS IS A FILLABLE PDF FORM AND CAN BE DONE COMPLETELY ONLINE. 

–Internal Review (formerly White Paper): The BoR requires an internal review of each proposal submitted by an institution.  In the past, faculty that have wanted to submit a BoR proposal would send a document called a White Paper to ORSP.  The White Paper included information about the proposal and was used by the internal screening committee to review each proposal.  There was only one form that was used for all four funding categories.  The ORSP has redesigned the White Paper by creating a separate Internal Review for each funding category.  The new Internal Review forms are due in the ORSP by September 16^th and must be approved by your chain of command.  Please select the appropriate link below to download the Internal Approval form for your funding program.

• BOR Enhancement Internal Review Form (revised August 2024)
• BOR ITRS Internal Review Form (revised August 2024)
• BOR RCS Internal Review Form (revised August 2024)
• BOR ATLAS Internal Review Form (revised August 2024)
  • • • • THESE ARE FILLABLE PDF FORMS AND CAN BE DONE COMPLETELY ONLINE. MAKE SURE ALL ADDITIONAL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS ARE ATTACHED TO THIS FORM. 
        • NOTE: ORSP will take care of getting the Academic Vice Provost’s Signature. You are only required to get the Dean and Dept. Head’s signatures. 

–Board of Regents Proposal Forms and Other Information:  These forms are currently being updated, but will closely resemble their current format.  We will post on this website when the forms have been updated.

• BOR Enhancement – One-Year Budget
• BoR R&D – 3-Year budget
• BoR Current and Pending Support
• Board of Regents Project Change Form
• BoR Staff Directory
• BOR Biographical Sketch Form

  Funding Opportunities from the Louisiana Board of Regents Support Fund: The Board of Regents website contains all Board applications along with the Enhancement Programs Budget Form (Excel). If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, click here to install it. The RFPs and deadline dates for the Board of Regents Grant Program are available on the Board of Regents website.

• See BoR Disciplines Eligible and Schedule of Dates for 2024-2025
• See BoRSF Release Memo for FY25

Questions? Nicholls State University faculty members should direct questions about these programs to Mikenzi Authement or Quenton Fontenot. The Board of Regents has a very small staff and cannot handle individual questions from all higher education institutions statewide. If it is necessary to pose official questions to the Board, those should be directed through the Office of Research first. Traditional Enhancement

The Enhancement Program enhances the infrastructure of academic, research, or agricultural departments/units and to promote economic development. Projects should thus be designed to propel departments forward to enhance existing offerings and foci in accordance with the role, scope, mission, and strategic priorities of the institution and current and prospective direction(s) of the affected department(s)/unit(s). Proposals should clearly indicate how project objectives are linked to the highest academic, research or training priorities of the affected department(s) and institution(s) as well as how BoRSF investments, necessarily limited in scope and duration, will increase the capacity and quality of research, education, and/or training available to faculty and students.

• Comprehensive Enhancement – These projects provide significant enhancement to address multiple departmental priorities or holistic departmental approaches and support the institutional role, scope and mission through a variety of means. The maximum request is $1,000,000, not to exceed $300,000 in year one and $200,000 in subsequent years, for project lasting up to five years. Each eligible department/academic unit is limited to one submission, though it may also participate with other units in up to one campus-wide proposal submitted under the Multidisciplinary category.
• Targeted Enhancement – These projects provide focused enhancement that addresses a critical departmental priority and reflects the institutional role, scope and mission through a concentrated but tangible effective effort (e.g., purchase of major equipment), with a maximum request of $200,000 for projects lasting one year. An academic unit is not limited in number of proposals it may submit, but must provide a rank-order list of all proposals submitted on its behalf.

Research Competitiveness Subprogram (RCS)

The specific objective of the RCS is to solicit research proposals designed to build and strengthen the fundamental research base and competitiveness of Louisiana’s universities. The proposed research must include fundamental (basic) research contributions rather than simply the application of existing knowledge. No applicant may seek more than a total of $200,000 over a three-year period. The RCS is a stimulus program directed only toward those researchers who are at the threshold of becoming competitive on a consistent basis in the Federal R & D marketplace and who–with some assistance from the Support Fund to implement their plans to overcome whatever barriers they have identified which have stood in their way–clearly have a strong potential for enhancing their competitive status within a limited time span. Junior researchers at the threshold of becoming competitive will be given priority over senior researchers who are changing research fields. The objective of the RCS one-year research component is to stimulate and support faculty on a limited basis in their exploration of novel science and engineering research leading to near-term federal support. The RCS One-year research component provides short-term pilot awards for both tenured and tenure-track faculty.

Industrial Ties Research Subprogram

The Industrial Ties Research program (ITRS) is to fund research proposals with significant near-term potential for development and diversification of Louisiana’s economic base. All proposals submitted in this program must show evidence of involvement of the private sector. No applicant may seek more than $350,000 over a three-year period.

Awards to Louisiana Artists and Scholars Program (ATLAS)

The Awards to Louisiana Artists and Scholars (ATLAS) program provides support for major scholarly and artistic productions with potential to have a broad impact on a regional and/or national level. These activities will contribute to the Support Fund’s comprehensive objective of strengthening the educational, artistic, and research bases of Louisiana institutions. The proposed activities should enable the applicant to seek publication and/or presentation of the supported work within a limited period of time. The primary focus of this program is on the scholarly and/or artistic merit of the proposed work. Applicants should describe their projects in terms of their necessity, importance, originality, and likelihood to have an impact on a broad academic and/or artistic community.