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Limited Submission Notice:  APLU Public Impact Research (PIR) Award – FY26 

Sponsor

Association of Public Land-Grant Universities (APLU)

Summary

The Association of Public Land-Grant Universities Public Impact Research Award recognizes  members that have implemented one or more impactful Public Impact Research (PIR) efforts that have produced exceptional outcomes. PIR is a broad label to describe how university research improves lives and serves society—locally, regionally, nationally, and globally. This encompasses multi-disciplinary research, community-engaged research, research grand challenges, research-practice partnerships, participatory research, translational and use-inspired research, co-production, and other approaches. The PIR program must have been active within the last five years and demonstrate a strong connection to public need, leveraged resources, evidence of impact, and sustainability.

Full Solicitation

Award

Recognition of extraordinary public impact.

Limited Submission Requirements and Timeline

Only one (1) nomination per institution or multi-institution consortium is accepted.

Notice of Interest Process
If interested in this submission, please complete the Notice of Interest (NOI) form by 4 PM on February 17, 2026. Only proposals approved by the Division of Research and Economic Development may be submitted to this program.

**If necessary, a further white paper round may be required**

Notice of Interest Form

Key Submission Dates

  • February 17, 2026 by 4 pm – Notice of Interest due 
  • March 3, 2026 – Anticipated White paper due (if necessary)
  • March 17, 2026 – Anticipated date applicants will be notified of approval
  • Upon Notification –  Proposal Intake Form due to OSP Pre-Award 
  • June 18, 2026 – Final documents due date to OSP 
  • June 26, 2026 – Full proposal due to APLU

Important Note on Eligibility

Eligible PIR initiatives may be coordinated, multi-year, multi-project efforts or they may be individual projects, so long as they are focused on community/public impact. (Note: If an individual project is nominated, it will be important to communicate the potential replicability and scalability of the project in other contexts.)

Please send all inquiries for Limited Submission opportunities to limitedsubmissions@boisestate.edu