Awards & Funding Opportunities While OTM does not directly fund research projects at UIC, we would like to make our faculty members aware of the following funding opportunities which are in the forms of Government grants, University programs, and private awards. hide CTRI Chancellor’s Translational Research Initiative POC Proof-of-Concept SBIR & STTR Small Business Technology Transfer & the Small Business Innovation Research UIC DPI Seed Program UIC-led activities in support of the UI System’s Discovery Partners Institute FedEx Small Business Grant Contest FedEx Small Business Grant Contest Call to action Edit icon Submit Your Idea! Phone icon Contact Us People Icon Staff