{"id":1081665,"date":"2026-01-21T11:26:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T16:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uuphost.org\/newpaltzwp\/?p=1081665"},"modified":"2026-01-21T11:26:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T16:26:47","slug":"call-for-2025-26-individual-development-awards-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.uuphost.org\/newpaltzwp\/call-for-2025-26-individual-development-awards-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for 2025-26 Individual Development Awards applications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>2025-2026&nbsp;Individual Development Awards<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline for Submitting Applications:&nbsp;March 1,&nbsp;2026.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Submit your application here<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.newpaltz.edu\/uupida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SUBMIT 2025-2026&nbsp;UUP IDA Application Here<\/a>\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The application process for the Individual Development Awards \u2014 a benefit negotiated as part of our statewide Agreement \u2014 is now&nbsp;open!!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Paltz has been&nbsp;allocated&nbsp;<strong>$51,949.88<\/strong>&nbsp;through the statewide Joint Labor-Management Committee (JLMC) for distribution in the current cycle.&nbsp;This&nbsp;IDA cycle&nbsp;covers activities from&nbsp;<strong>July 2,&nbsp;2025&nbsp;to July 1, 2026.<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>All activities&nbsp;and purchases must have occurred during that&nbsp;time period.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;maximum&nbsp;grant for the IDA program for the entire&nbsp;<strong>2025-2026<\/strong>&nbsp;cycle is&nbsp;$2,000. Individuals may&nbsp;submit&nbsp;up to two (2) applications&nbsp;for&nbsp;a maximum of $2,000 in total. (Given the number of applications in recent years, most grants have been awarded less than the&nbsp;maximum&nbsp;amount.)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are proposing two projects, please&nbsp;submit&nbsp;them&nbsp;in separate applications, via two (2) responses to the IDA submission link.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information&nbsp;on all UUP\/New York State grant opportunities&nbsp;visit this webpage:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/oer.ny.gov\/grant-opportunities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/oer.ny.gov\/grant-opportunities<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are new guidelines for this cycle.&nbsp;&nbsp;Please read the guidelines carefully.&nbsp;To go directly to the&nbsp;IDA&nbsp;guidelines, click here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/oer.ny.gov\/ida-program-guidelines-2024-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2025-2026&nbsp;UUP IDA guidelines.pdf<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the application form that&nbsp;you will need to&nbsp;submit,&nbsp;click here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/oer.ny.gov\/individual-development-award-program-application\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2025-2026&nbsp;UUP IDA Application<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a\u00a0current\u00a0list of the\u00a02025-26\u00a0IDA\u00a0Categories and Exclusions,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uuphost.org\/newpaltzwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IDA-categories-and-exclusions-2025-26-1.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0This list summarizes some of the major changes in the guidelines for this UUP IDA cycle.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Submit your application and&nbsp;required&nbsp;materials here:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.newpaltz.edu\/uupida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Submit 2025-2026&nbsp;UUP IDA Application<\/a>.&nbsp;Be sure to name your file LASTname&nbsp;FIRSTname&nbsp;UUP IDA Application (for example, Wilson Beth UUP IDA application).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Complete the requested information. You will be asked to upload a single file that&nbsp;includes: the&nbsp;application, a brief project description, a brief CV, and supporting documents (such as a conference acceptance letter,&nbsp;workshop&nbsp;brochure,&nbsp;quotes,&nbsp;or announcement).&nbsp;All of&nbsp;this information must be in&nbsp;<strong>ONE&nbsp;<\/strong>pdf or word doc file.&nbsp;Please consult the&nbsp;2025-2026&nbsp;Categories and Exclusions list&nbsp;for additional information regarding IDA-reimbursable expenses&nbsp;and expenses that are excluded.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Funds are intended to&nbsp;assist&nbsp;eligible employees to develop their full professional potential and to prepare for advancement. Funding may be provided to enhance teaching, research capabilities, professional knowledge,&nbsp;and skills.&nbsp;The&nbsp;deadline for receipt of completed applications&nbsp;is&nbsp;<strong>March 1, 2026&nbsp;&#8211;no&nbsp;exceptions<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The activity period for&nbsp;this cycle of&nbsp;IDA awards&nbsp;runs from&nbsp;<strong>July&nbsp;2,&nbsp;2025&nbsp;to&nbsp;July&nbsp;1, 2026<\/strong>. All projects\/proposals must&nbsp;occur&nbsp;within that&nbsp;time frame.&nbsp;Part-timers are encouraged to apply, as 15% of the pool of funding available is initially earmarked for them; any funds left unused by part-time employee applications are swept into the remaining pool for full-timers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SUNY New Paltz&nbsp;Campus Professional Development Committee, a&nbsp;joint&nbsp;labor-management&nbsp;committee&nbsp;that&nbsp;reviews applications and decides on funding priorities and&nbsp;award&nbsp;amounts, includes:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For UUP:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ken Nystrom, Anthropology, IDA Committee Chair&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maryalice Citera, Psychology&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark&nbsp;Rumnit,&nbsp;Scholar&#8217;s Mentorship Program&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For the Administration:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anneliese Kniffen, HRDI\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Devon Duhaney, Teaching and Learning&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jennifer Palen, Records and Registration&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As in recent years, all decisions made by the local IDA committee will be reviewed by the&nbsp;NYS\/UUP Joint Labor-Management Committee&nbsp;(aka OER) prior to awarding grants.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions or need&nbsp;additional&nbsp;information, contact Mary Thompson at&nbsp;thompsom@newpaltz.edu&nbsp;or&nbsp;Ken Nystrom at nystromk@newpaltz.edu.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025-2026&nbsp;Individual Development Awards&nbsp; Deadline for Submitting Applications:&nbsp;March 1,&nbsp;2026.&nbsp; Submit your application here:&nbsp;SUBMIT 2025-2026&nbsp;UUP IDA Application Here\u202f&nbsp; The application process for the Individual Development Awards \u2014 a benefit negotiated as part of our statewide Agreement \u2014 is now&nbsp;open!!&nbsp; New Paltz has been&nbsp;allocated&nbsp;$51,949.88&nbsp;through the statewide Joint Labor-Management Committee (JLMC) for distribution in the current cycle.&nbsp;This&nbsp;IDA cycle&nbsp;covers activities [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[124],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.uuphost.org\/newpaltzwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1081665"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.uuphost.org\/newpaltzwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.uuphost.org\/newpaltzwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.uuphost.org\/newpaltzwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.uuphost.org\/newpaltzwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1081665"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.uuphost.org\/newpaltzwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1081665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1081672,"href":"http:\/\/www.uuphost.org\/newpaltzwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1081665\/revisions\/1081672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.uuphost.org\/newpaltzwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1081665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.uuphost.org\/newpaltzwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1081665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.uuphost.org\/newpaltzwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1081665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}