September 2012
 

Racetracks
This month, we announce the availability of some Funding Opportunity "Racetracks."  They provide a visual summary of  major grant deadlines over the year, presented in a circular "racetrack" layout.  The racetracks are meant to serve as a quick visual reminder of key upcoming grant deadlines.   Since they were created in PowerPoint, they are easily printable and can be edited so that you can customize them to meet your unique needs.  

There are three racetracks available on the MRI Home Page:
Federal opportunities
Moffitt sponsored (intramural) opportunities
Opportunities focused on Thoracic Oncology

There are long-term plans to provide an automated report for custom racetracks but it will be some time before resources are available for this project.  In the meantime, we hope these tools are helpful.

Don't forget, there are other tools available for finding funding opportunities as well:
NIH webpage
NIH's weekly notices
Moffitt's Sponsored Research Opportunities Page d
Moffitt's Funding Opportunities calendar

We welcome your feedback!  > MRISignals@moffitt.org




U01 NIBIB
September 11, 2012 All Faculty

Federal (Peer)

Radiation

Decreasing Patient Radiation Dose From CT Imaging: Achieving Sub-mSv Studies

The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) issues this Funding Opportunity Announcements to encourage research leading to reduction of patient radiation exposure from a CT scan.

Due Date:
September 17, 2012 
Amount & Project Period: Detailed budge required.
4 years
 
 
Eligibility: Established Faculty
 
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071 

PAR-12-006

September 14, 2012 Postdocs, Jr. & Sr. Faculty

Foundation

All Areas

Prevent Cancer Foundation

Research Grants

Support basic, clinical, translational, and population-based research project. For this cycle, proposals on lung, breast, and colorectal cancer research are especially encouraged


Due Date:
September 14, 2012 
Amount & Project Period: $40,000/yr for 2 years
$50 application fee
 
 
Eligibility: All faculty ranks
 
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071 

RFA  

Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards

Support basic, clinical, translational, and population-based research project. For this cycle, proposals on lung, breast, and colorectal cancer research are especially encouraged.

 

Due Date:
September 14, 2012 
Amount & Project Period: $40,000/yr for 2 years
$50 application fee
 
 
Eligibility: Postdoctoral fellow with a doctoral degree at project start.
 
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071 
RFA



September 15, 2012 All Faculty Foundation Blood Cancer

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Career Development Program

This Career Development Program offers opportunities to take part in basic, clinical or translational research to help treat leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma to various career stages.
 

Due Date:

September 15, 2012 (LOI)
October 1, 2012 (Application)


Amount & Project Period: Scholar - $110,000/yr over 5 years
Scholar (Clinical Research) - $110,000/yr for 5 years
Special Fellow - $65,000/yr for 3 years
Special Fellow (Clinical Research) - $65,000/yr for 3 years
Fellow - $55,000/yr for 3 years
Eligibility: Scholar - Independent faculty with substantial research support.
Scholar (Clinical Research)-independent faculty conducting independent applied research in early clinical trial.
Special Fellow - Completed 2 years of training and doing research under sponsor's direction.
Special Fellow (Clinical Research)-PhD, MD or equivalent and at least 2 years of training in hematology/oncology, hematopathology, clinical hematology or oncology or postdoctoral training in a clinical discipline.
Fellow: less than 2 years of postdoctoral research training.
 
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071
RFA
 

September 15, 2012 Junior Faculty

Foundation

All Areas

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Post Doctoral Fellowship Award
Support fundamental research by early-career scientists and scholars.

Due Date: September 15, 2012 
Amount & Project Period: $50,000 total over 2 years
 
 
Eligibility: PhD or equivalent in chemistry, computational or evolutionary molecular biology, computer science, mathematics, neuroscience, physics or related field.
Teaching faculty
Less than 6 years since completion of PhD
 
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071 
RFA


September 15, 2012 Postdoctoral Fellow

Foundation

All Areas

The Hope Funds for Cancer Research  Post Doctoral Fellowship Award
Challenge the traditional paradigms of understanding the causes, mechanisms, progression, disease markers or risk factors of difficult to treat cancers including pancreatic, lung, liver, sarcomas, esophageal, brain, gastric, bone and ovarian; and rare leukemias, lymphomas and MDS.

Due Date: September 15, 2012 

Amount & Project Period: Stipend total of $138,000 total over 3 years and
$1, 500/yr for 3 years Travel Grant funds
 
 
Eligibility: Must hold MD, PhD, DO or equivalent.
 
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071 

RFA
September 17, 2012 All Faculty

Federal (Peer)

Math/Biology

Joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research At the Interface of the Biological and Mathematical Sciences
The Division of Mathematical Sciences in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences at the National Institutes of Health plan to support research in mathematics and statistics on questions in the biological and biomedical sciences.
 

Due Date: September 17, 2012
 
Amount & Project Period: $100,000/yr  to $400,000/yr for 5 Years
 
 
Eligibility: Established Faculty
 
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071
 

NSF 12-521

  


September 24, 2012 Established Faculty

Federal (Peer)

Biomed/Behavior 
 Understand and Inform Interventions that Promote the Research Careers of Students in Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences
To fund proposals designed to test assumptions regarding social and behavioral factors with the aim of designing interventions to increase interest for careers in biomedical and behavioral research.

Due Date: September 24, 2012 (LOI)
October 24, 2012 (Application) 
Amount & Project Period: $250,000/yr for 4 years
Eligibility: Established Faculty
 
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071
 


RFA-GM-13-009


 
 
R25 National
Cancer
Institute
September 25, 2012 Established Faculty

Federal (Peer)

Math/Statistics
Short Courses on Mathematical, Statistical & Computational Tools for Studying Biological Systems  (R25)
This FOA encourages applications for Research Education Grants (R25) from institutions and organizations to conduct workshops and short courses to improve integration of mathematical, statistical, and computational approaches into biological and/or behavioral research. Support will be limited to activities that reach a wide audience of researchers. The FOA is not intended for university courses or curriculum development.

Due Date: September 25, 2012
 
Amount & Project Period: $200,000/yr for 5 Years
 
 
Eligibility: Established Faculty
 
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071

PA-110351

September 27, 2012 Junior Faculty Foundation Clinical Oncology

Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Young Investigator Award

Provide cancer research funding to physicians during their final years of training to support transition from fellowships to faculty appointment.

Due Date: September 27, 2012 

Amount & Project Period: $50,000 for 1 year
 
Eligibility: MD, DO or equivalent within the last 2 years of final subspecialty training.
 
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA 


Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Career Development Award Provide funding to clinical investigators in the first to third year of faculty appointment to establish an independent clinical cancer research program.
 

Due Date:
September 27, 2012 
Amount & Project Period: $200,000 total over 3 years
 
Eligibility: Junior Faculty
 
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA 

 


September 28, 2012 Established Faculty  Fed/Found  Pancreatic
 The Lustgarten Foundation (LF) Correlative Studies Award Program

The LF and CTEP have agreed to collaborate to increase the quality of translational research directed towards pancreatic cancer.  The LF will fund correlative science proposals directly linked to CTEP sponsored clinical trial of novel therapeutics for pancreatic cancer.

 

Due Date: September 28, 2012 (Concept papers)
 
Amount & Project Period: Variable
 
Eligibility: Investigators eligible to receive support from CTEP, proposing to conduct a CTEP-sponsored clinical trials using CTEP IND agent for pancreatic cancer.
 
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071


RFA
 


 
September 28, 2012 All Ranks  Foundation CLL
CLL Global Research Foundation Grants

Supports funding for clinical, laboratory, or translational scientists with innovative ideas for improving the treatment, monitoring or diagnosis of CLL.

 

Due Date: September 28, 2012 (LOI)
November 16, 2012 (Application)
 
Amount & Project Period: $100,000 for 1 year
 
Eligibility: Individuals with doctoral degree with experience in CLL research.
 
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071


RFA

 


October 1, 2012 Postdoctoral Fellows Non-Federal Cancer Immunology 
 Cancer Research Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship Award

To support young scientists training in cancer immunology.
 

Due Date: October 1, 2012 
Amount & Project Period: Stipends for a total of $160,00 over 3 years
$1500/yr for travel, supplies, health insurance
 
Eligibility: Fellows must have PhD, MD or equivalent by award date with less than 5 years postdoctoral experience.*
 
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071


RFA 

* Please note: MD should not include residency in this calculation.



October 1, 2012 All Ranks Non-Federal Melanoma/Skin

American Skin Association (4 Opportunities)

Medical Student Grant Targeting Melanoma
Purpose: Supports medical students doing research in the area of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer.

 

 

Amount & Project Period:

$7,000 for 1 year

 

Eligibility:

Applicants must be working actively in areas related to dermatology.
 

Research Grants
Purpose: Underwrites new and ongoing clinical investigations in five areas: melanoma, skin cancer, psoriasis/inflammatory diseases, vitiglio/pigment cell biology, and childhood diseases.

 

 

Amount & Project Period:

$15,000 for 1 year 

Eligibility:

Applicants must be working actively in areas related to dermatology. Applicants without prior funding in early career state or undergoing mid-career change will be given preference.
 

Research Scholar Awards for Melanoma/Non-melanoma Skin Cancer

Purpose: Supports basic sciences and clinical research by early career investigators.

 

 

Amount & Project Period:

$60,000 for 1 year

 

Eligibility:

Preference to ranks from instructor to associate professor younger than 45.  MDs must be Board Certified in Dermatology.  PhDs must have 3 years training in investigational dermatology.
 

Research Scholar Awards

Purpose: Supports basic sciences and clinical research by early career investigators.

 

 

Amount & Project Period:

$60,000 for 1 year

 

Eligibility:

Preference to ranks from instructor to associate professor younger than 45.  MDs must be Board Certified in Dermatology.  PhDs must have 3 years training in investigational dermatology.
 

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6701

 

RFA
 















October 1, 2012 Junior Faculty Non-Federal Colon/Rectal
Research Foundation of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Career Development Award
To provide junior faculty support for initiating and developing academic careers in the field of the colon, rectum and anus.
Due Date: October 1, 2012
Amount & Project Period: $75,000/yr for 2 years
 
Eligibility: Junior Faculty
ASCRS Members only
 
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071
RFA  

R01
R21
National
Institutes of
Health
October 5, 2012
October 16, 2012
All Ranks Federal Survivor Interventions

Physical Activity and Weight Control Interventions Among Cancer Survivors: Effects of Biomarkers of Prognosis and Survival
These funding opportunities encourage transdisciplinary and translational research to identify specific biological or biobehavioral pathways through which physical activity and/or weight control (either weight loss or avoidance of weight gain) may affect cancer prognosis and survival
 

Due Date: October 5, 2012 (R01)
October 16, 2012 (R21)
Amount & Project Period: R01-No limit, detailed budget required - 5 Years

R21 - $275,000 total over 2 years
 
Eligibility: Established Faculty
 
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071


RFA 
PAR-12-228 (R01)    |   RFA PAR-12-229 (R21)


  


R44 National
Institutes of
Health
October 6, 2012 All Ranks Federal SBIR Phase IIB
SBIR Phase IIB Bridge Awards to Accelerate the Development of Cancer Therapeutics, Imaging Technologies, Interventional Devices, Diagnostics, and Prognostic Toward Commercialization
Purpose:  The purpose of this FOA is to facilitate the transition of SBIR Phase II projects to the commercialization stage in one of the following areas:
1.  Cancer Therapeutics
2.  Cancer imaging technologies, interventional devices, and in vivo diagnostics
3.  In vitro and ex vivo cancer diagnostics and prognostics.
  
Due Date: October 6, 2012
 
Amount: $1,000,000/Yr for 3 years
Eligibility:
All Faculty Ranks
PI must be with SBC
Contact: Christi Craig, x1458
 

RFA-CA-12-023

 

Director's
Pioneer
Award
National
Institutes of
Health
October 9, 2012 All Faculty Federal Biomed/Behavioral
2013 Director's Pioneer Award Program
Support scientists proposing pioneering approaches to addressing major biomedical or behavioral challenges that have the potential to produce high impact on a broad area of biomedical or behavioral research.
  
Due Date: October 9, 2012
 
Amount: $500,000/Yr for 5 years
Eligibility:
All Faculty Ranks
Only Single PI applications will be accepted
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071
 

RFA-RM-12-015


October 8, 2012 All Faculty Foundation Pancreatic
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network 2013 Grants
Research Acceleration Network Grant (NEW)

Support current project that is ready to be accelerated that includes a clinical component.  
Due Date: October 8, 2012
 
Amount: $1,000,000 total over 3 years
Eligibility:
All Faculty Ranks
Collaboration involving at least 2 independent investigators from distinct institutions.
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071

 

Innovative Grants
Support ideas, including those successful in other areas of cancer with promise for pancreatic cancer.  
Due Date: October 8, 2012
 
Amount: $200,000 total over 2 years
Eligibility:
Junior and Senior Faculty
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071


Apply at PanCan






October 12, 2012 All Faculty Foundation Clinical Research
Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) and the Hope Foundation

SWOG Priority Research Resubmission Grant (NEW)

Researchers who complete the R01 submission process and are reviewed by the NCI but do not receive funding are encouraged to resubmit their prepared applications to SWOG/The Hope Foundation.
Due Date: October 12, 2012
 
Amount: $250,000 total over 2 years
 
Eligibility:
Any researcher eligible for NIH funding.
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071

Development Award (NEW)
This initiative will preferentially fund research preliminary to a new SWOG trial, intended to enhance biological understanding of cancer, clinical translation, and adoption to practice.
  
Due Date: October 12, 2012
 
Amount: $250,000 total over 2 years
 
Eligibility:
Any researcher eligible for NIH funding.
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA SWOG
P50 National
Institutes of
Health
October 15, 2012 All Faculty Federal Smoking Prevention
Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science (TCORS) for Research Relevant to the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
The NIH and the FDA have formed an interagency partnership to foster research relevant to tobacco regulations.  Projects resulting from this FOA are expected to serve the FDA by generating relevant findings and data needed to inform the regulation of the manufacture, distribution, and marketing of tobacco products to protect public health.
 
Due Date: October 15, 2012 (LOI)
November 14, 2012 (Application)
 
Amount: $4,000,000/Yr.
5 years
Eligibility:
All Ranks
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071
 

RFA-DA-13-003




October 15, 2012 Senior Ranks

Foundation

Lung
Personalized Oncology for Lung Cancer Patients
Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation

Personalized Oncology for Lung Cancer Patients as early as possible in their disease. This could include searching through any of the "-omics" for relevant markers or patterns of markers of specific and individual types of disease. At this time, most of our grants are designed to be "seed" funds for initiating innovative research work. We are looking at projects that have a stated direct and fairly immediate benefit for patients.
 
Due Date: October 15, 2012
 
Amount: $50,000 per year, up to two years

Eligibility:
Faculty with active research work in lung cancer.
Contact: Shaina Sine, x3658
 

RFA  |  Flyer



October 15, 2012 Junior Faculty

Internal

All Areas
ACS-IRG Fall 2012 Cycle 32
Moffitt Cancer Center, the University of South Florida and Ponce School of Medicine invite Junior Investigators to apply for an American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant.  This funding serves to support junior faculty initiating cancer related research projects to assist them in competing successfully for national research grants.

Due Date:  October 15, 2012 at 4:00 pm
 
Amount:
 
$30,000/Yr for 1 Year
 
Eligibility: Full time Assistant Members/Professors with no active peer-reviewed funding within 6 years of initial faculty appointment.
 
Contact: Maureen Ahearn, x8824


October 17, 2012 Junior Faculty

Federal

All Areas
2013 NIH Director's New Innovator Award Program
To support investigators with highly innovative ideas at an early stage of career when they may lack the preliminary data required for an R01 grant.  The emphasis is on innovation and creativity.
 
Due Date: October 17, 2012
 
Amount: $300,000/yr for 5 years

Eligibility:
Early Stage Investigators*
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071
 

RFA-RM-12-016 

*Multiple PIs are not allowed for this initiative.


R01 National
Institutes of
Health
October 19, 2012 Established Faculty

Federal

Informatics
Development and Application of Systems Approaches for Analyzing the Impact of Genomic Variation on Tissue Transcriptomes
To support projects working on statistical analysis of Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) data.
 
Due Date: October 19, 2012
 
Amount: No limit for 3 years.  Detailed budget required.
Eligibility:
Established faculty.
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071
 

RFA-RM-12-019
 

U19 National
Institutes of
Health
October 27, 2012 Established Faculty

Federal

Informatics
Extracellular RNA Biogenesis, Biodistribution, Uptake, and Effector Function
To support projects to determine the principles that guide the selection of regulatory RNA molecular transport and to determine the function of these extracellular RNAs (exRNAs).
 
Due Date: October 27, 2012
 
Amount: No limit for 5 years.
Detailed budget required.
Eligibility:
Established faculty.
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071
 

RFA-RM-12-012

 





























October 31, 2012 Research & Clinical Fellows Foundation Pancreatic
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network 2013 Grants
Fellowships

Supports early career scientists in their mentored research phase.  
Due Date: October 31, 2012
 
Amount: $45,000/one year
Eligibility:
Postdoctoral/clinical research fellows starting their fellowship on or after July 2, 2009
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071

Pathway to Leadership
Support early career scientists in mentored research phase transitioning to independence.  
Due Date: October 31, 2012
 
Amount: $200,000 total over 2 years
Eligibility:
Postdoctoral/clinical research fellows starting their fellowship on or after July 2, 2009.
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071
 
Career Development
Support junior faculty to develop research in pancreatic cancer.
  
Due Date:
October 31, 2012
 
Amount: $200,000 total over 2 years
Eligibility:
Junior faculty with less than 4 years in full-time appointment.
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071
RFA
 
 

November 1, 2012 Junior Faculty Foundation Pathogenesis
Burroughs Wellcome Fund

Investigators in Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease
Purpose for accomplished investigators at the assistant professor level to study pathogenesis, with a focus on the intersection of human and microbial biology. The program is intended to shed light on the overarching issues of how human hosts handle infectious challenge. The awards are intended to give recipients the freedom and flexibility to pursue new avenues of inquiry and higher-risk research projects that hold potential for advancing significantly the biochemical, pharmacological, immunological, and molecular biological understanding of how infectious agents and the human body interact.  

Due Date:: November 1, 20122
 
Amount::
 
$100,000/Yr for 5 years
 
Eligibility:: Assistant Member
 
Contact:: Shaina Sinee, 813.745.36588
 
RFAA
 

 
November 8, 2012 Postdoctoral Fellow 

Foundation

Lung
 American Lung Association Senior Research Training Fellowship
The objective is to support training of MDs and PhDs as scientific investigators with the goal of pursuing a career in pulmonary medicine or lung biology research.
 
Due Date: November 8, 2012 (Online submission due and required hardcopy must be postmarked)
Amount and Project Period: $32,500/yr for 2 years
Eligibility:
Applicant must hold doctoral degree at time of application.

Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071 
 
RFA 


November 8, 2012 Junior Faculty 

Foundation

Lung
American Lung Association Biomedical Research Grant
Provide seed monies for Junior Investigators researching the mechanisms of lung disease and general lung biology.
 
Due Date: November 8, 2012 (Online submission due and required hardcopy must be postmarked)
Amount and Project Period: $40,000/yr for 2 years
Eligibility:
Applicant must hold doctoral degree at time of application and have faculty appointment.*

Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071 
 

RFA 


December 1, 2012 All faculty Foundation Melanoma

Melanoma Research Alliance (MR)
The MRA is soliciting proposals that address the gap in turning scientific discoveries into tools and/or treatments for high risk or melanoma patients.  There are multiple award opportunities.
 

Due Date:
December 1, 2012
 
Amount & Project Period: Young Investigator - $75,000/yr for 3 years
Established Investigator - $125,000/yr 3 years
Pilot Award - $50,000/yr for 2 years
Academic/Industry Partnership - $100,000/yr 3 years
Academic/Nonprofit Partnerships: $100,000/yr 3 years
 
Eligibility: All faculty ranks
 
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071


RFA      |     Melanoma Research Alliance


 
R01
R03
R21
National
Intitutes of
Health
December 7, 2012 All faculty ranks Federal HIV/AIDS & Aging

NIH Multidisciplinary Studies of HIV/AIDS & Aging (& Cancer)
Offering funding opportunities in HIV infection, its associated conditions, treatment, and/or biobehavioral or social factors in the context of aging/older adults.  Scope includes numerous cancer related topics.
 

Due Date: December 7, 2012
 
Amount & Project Period: R01 - $500,000/yr for 5 years
R-03 - $250,000 total for 2 years
R-21 - $250,000 total for 2 years
 
Eligibility: All faculty ranks
 
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071


R01 PAR-12-175    |   R21 PAR-12-174   |   R03 PAR-12-176


 
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