July 2013



New Opportunity
Open All Faculty Non-Federal Clinical Trials

The Gateway's Research Funding Program

Supports patient-centered research having a positive impact the lives of cancer patients.

 

Due Date:

Open

Amount & Project Period:

Applicants should apply for the amount they believe is needed to conduct their clinical trials and indicate the amount of time necessary to successfully complete the research study.

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

Gateway for Cancer Research Funding Program



New Opportunity
July 12 Postdoctoral Fellow Non-Federal Pain Research

The American Pain Society 2013 Future Leaders in Pain Research

The purpose of this grant is to encourage research in pain that will add to the existing body of knowledge and to allow investigators to develop pilot data that will aid them in securing additional major grant funding for continued pain research.
  

Due Date:

July 12

Amount & Project Period:

$20,000 total for 18 months

Eligibility:

American Pain Society members within 6 years of completing doctoral degree; not yet awarded major NIH or foundation grant funding (R01 or equivalent).

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

APS Future Leaders in Pain Research

 


New Opportunity
July 15 All Faculty Non-Federal Outcomes

PCORI Engagement Awards - Pipeline to Proposal Awards

PCORI is launching a new funding initiative, PCORI's Engagement Awards, to facilitate involvement of patient, stakeholder, and research communities in patient-centered outcomes research. The first opportunity of this initiative, Pipeline to Proposal Awards, is designed to create opportunities for patients to partner with other healthcare stakeholders to become more engaged in the research process.

 

Due Date:

July 15

Tier 1

Pre-Engagement/Community-Building Projects focused on building the community of patients, stakeholders, and researcher to participate in patient-centered outcomes research.
Funding: $15,000 - 1 year

Tier II

Partnership and Infrastructure Development are available to groups who have successfully established partnerships between patient and research partners, and have demonstrated an interest in developing a patient-centered outcomes research proposal. Funding: $25,000 - 1 year

Tier III

Proposal Development Projects are available to groups well equipped to develop a PCORI research proposal but would benefit from additional support with regard to building the patient engagement component of the study design.
Funding: $50,000 - 1 year

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

Pipeline to Proposal Awards

 
R01
R21
NIDCR


July 15 (LOI)
Aug 15 (App)
All Faculty Federal Oral Cancer

Functional Characterization of Oral Cancer Initiating Cells

Translational projects in oral cancer aimed at understanding the cellular, molecular and functional properties of oral Cancer Initiating Cells (CICs)and their niches.

 

Due Date:

July 15 (LOI)
August 15 (App)

Amount & Project Period:

R01: No funding limit - 4 years.
R21: $275,000 total over 2 years

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Links:

R01:  RFA-DE-14-001   |  R21:  RFA-DE-14-002

 


July 16 (Pre-app)
Oct 22 (Inv sub)
All Faculty Federal Multiple Cancer Areas

CDMRP - Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP)
Idea Award with Special Focus

Support research projects in any one of 10 special topic areas - blood cancers, colorectal cancer, genetic cancer research, kidney cancer, listeria vaccine for cancer, melanoma and other skin cancers, mesothelioma, neuroblastoma, pancreatic cancer and pediatric brain tumors. 

 

Due Date:

July 16 - Pre-application
October 22 - Invited Submissions

Amount & Project Period:

$150,000/yr direct costs for 2 years

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

W81XWH-13-PRCRP-IA

 

July 16 (Pre-app)
October 22 (Inv Sub)
Jr Faculty Federal Multiple Areas

Career Development Award

Supports young investigators with the mentorship of an experienced cancer researcher in at least one of these 10 special topic areas - blood cancers, colorectal cancer, genetic cancer research, kidney cancer, listeria vaccine for cancer, melanoma and other skin cancers, mesothelioma, neuroblastoma, pancreatic cancer and pediatric brain tumors.  May include Optional Nested Postdoctoral Fellow Traineeship.*

 

Due Date:

July 16 - Pre-application
October 22 - Invited submissions

Amount & Project Period:

$120,000/yr direct costs for 2 years
$180,000/yr direct costs for 2 years (Nested Postdoctoral Fellow Traineeship Option)

Eligibility:

Junior Faculty (within 7 years of first faculty appointment)

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

W81XWH-13-PRCP-CDA

*Optional Nested Postdoctoral Fellow Traineeship: provides primarily salary support for training a motivated postdoctoral fellow interested in pursuing a career in cancer research. The designated mentor of the trainee must be the PI of the Career Development Award application.

 


New Opportunity
July 17 (Pre-app)
July 31 (Inv Sub)
All Faculty Federal Lung Cancer

CDMRP Lung Cancer Research Program (LCRP) Concept Award

Support highly innovative concepts in lung cancer research.

 

Due Date:

July 17 - Pre-application

July 31 - Invited submissions

Amount & Project Period:

$100,000 total direct costs for 1 year

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

CDMRP Lung Cancer Research Program

 
R03 NCI

New Opportunity
July 23
November 19
All Faculty Federal Epidemiology

Small Grants Program for Epidemiology

Support for pilot projects, testing new techniques, secondary analyses of existing data, development and validation of measurement methods, linkage of genetic polymorphisms with other variables related to cancer risk, and development of innovative projects for more comprehensive research in cancer etiology and epidemiology

 

Due Date:

July 23
November 19

Amount & Project Period:

$50,000/yr for 2 years

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PAR-12-039

 

New Opportunity
July 31 All Ranks Non-Federal Cutaneous Lymphoma

CLARION Research Awards Program

Provide support for research aimed at discovering the causes of cutaneous lymphoma and improving the treatment and quality of life for patients.

 

Due Date:

July 31

Amount & Project Period:

$25,000 for 1 year

Eligibility:

Open to all levels, from clinical and postdoctoral fellows to established investigators.

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

CLARIONS Grant Application Manual

 


New Opportunity
July 31 All Ranks Non-Federal All Cancer Research

James and Esther King Biomedical Program & Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Program Research Programs

Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Program addresses prevention, diagnosis, treatment. and/or cure of cancer through the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program which supports research regarding tobacco-related disease.  Particular consideration will be given to proposals addressing:  

 

·

Health systems and epidemiological research, particularly research involving the Florida Cancer Data System

·

Translational research

·

Community-based participatory research

·

Cancers with significant public health impact, such as cancers of the lung, breast, and colon

·

Health disparities

·

Tobacco control, tobacco education, prevention of tobacco use, or nicotine addiction; and the health needs of current and/or former tobacco users

Due Date:

July 31

Amount & Project Period:

$200,000/yr for 2 years total

Eligibility:

Individual must be a faculty member or a postdoctoral fellow in final year of fellowship at time of application.

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

Bankhead-Coley 
Detailed application instructions will be available on or before July 15.

James & Esther King
Detailed application instructions will be available on or before July 15

 


August 1 All Faculty Internal Infection Cancer

Center for Infection Research In Cancer (CIRC) Funding Opportunity

An intramural grant program to fund pilot projects that will bring together multidisciplinary strengths of Moffitt to meet the goals of the CIRC.

 

Due Date:

August 1 at 4:00pm

Amount & Project Period:

$50,000 for 12 months

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Maureen Ahearn, x8824

RFA Link:

CIRC Website

 


August 2 All Faculty Non-Federal Mesothelioma

The Meso Foundation Grants for Mesothelioma Research

Fund projects in mesothelioma research in basic, translational or clinical areas that are not presently funded or pending review.

 

Due Date:

August 2

Amount & Project Period:

$50,000/yr total for 2 years

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

Mesothelioma Research Grant Funding

 
U01 NCI

New Opportunity
Aug 11 (LOI)
Sept 11 (App)
All Faculty Federal Radiation Dosing

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

Supports research leading to reduction of patient radiation exposure from a routine CT scan to exposures of  <1 mSv.

 

Due Date:

Aug 11 (LOI) September 11 (Application)

Amount & Project Period:

Unlimited budget for 4 year project period.

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PAR-12-206

 
R13
U13
NCI

New Opportunity
August 12 All Faculty Federal Conference Support

Conferences and Scientific Meetings

To support high quality conferences and meetings relevant to the scientific mission of the NIH and public health.

 

Due Date:

August 12

Amount & Project Period:

Contact the appropriate NIH Conference Grant Contact for information regarding any IC-specific project duration and budget limitations.

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PA-12-212

 


New Opportunity
August 14 All Ranks Non-Federal Lung Cancer

Uniting Against Lung Cancer Legacy Program for Advances in Lung Cancer Research

Support projects in areas including novel projects with potentials to cure lung cancer; genetic subsets of lung cancer/personalized medicine; primary and secondary drug resistance; lung cancer in never-smokers; improving outcomes in early stage disease or small cell lung cancer. The focus should be on translational science.
 
 

Due Date:

August 14

Amount & Project Period:

$50,000/yr for 2 years (Including 10% Indirect Costs)

Eligibility:

Investigators at all levels, including postdoctoral and clinical fellows are encouraged to apply.

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

UALC Legacy Program

 


New Opportunity
August 15 (Pre-App)
Sept 5 (App)
Clinical Fellows
Jr. Faculty
Federal Career Development
in Prostate Cancer

CDMRP Prostate Cancer Research Program Physician Research Training

A mentored training experience to prepare physicians with clinical duties for productive careers in prostate cancer research.

 

Due Date:

August 15 - Pre-application
September 5 - Application

Amount & Project Period:

$133,000/yr direct costs for 4 years

Eligibility:

Physician who at the application deadline is either in the last year of an accredited GME program as a resident or fellow OR within 3 years of an appointment as an Instructor, Assistant Professor or equivalent.

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

W81XWH-13-PCRP-PRTA  

 


August 21 Jr Faculty Non-Federal Public Health

Public Health Services and Systems Research (PHSSR): Mentored Research Scientist Development Awards

To strengthen the pool of researchers available to conduct PHSSR and to build on successful principles and models previously demonstrated in public health and health services research.

 

Due Date:

August 21

Amount & Project Period:

$50,000/yr total for 2 years

Eligibility:

Jr. Faculty (within 7 years of doctorate degree)with a research or professional doctoral degree in public health or related discipline with a demonstrated career commitment to PHSSR.

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PHSSR Mentored Research Scientist Development Award

 
U2C NCI

New Opportunity
August 26 (LOI) September 26 (App) All Faculty Federal Outcomes

Person-Centered Outcomes Research Resource (PCORR)

To support the creation of a research resource infrastructure for the administration of research investigations using person-centered outcomes.

 

Due Date:

August 26 - LOI
September 26 - Application

Amount & Project Period:

$1.6 million/yr total Years 1 and 2
$2.4 million total Year 3
$1.85 million total Year 4

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

RFA-CA-13-008

 

August 30 Sr Faculty Non-Federal Gastric Cancer

AGA R. Robert and Sally Funderburg Research Award in Gastric Cancer

This funding supports novel approaches in gastric cancer research.

 

Due Date:

August 30

Amount & Project Period:

$50,000/yr total for 2 years

Eligibility:

Sr Investigators established in the field of gastric biology and a member of AGA at the time of submission.

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

Funderburg Research Award in Gastric Cancer

 


New Opportunity
September 5 Postdoctoral Fellow Non-Federal Lymphoma

Lymphoma Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship

To support laboratory or clinic based research relevant to the treatment, diagnosis or prevention of Hodgkin and/or non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

 

Due Date:

September 5

Amount & Project Period:

$45,000 - Stipend Year 1
$50,000 - Stipend Year 2
$5,000/yr for research project for 2 years
*Grant does not provide for F&A

Eligibility:

Candidates must have completed 2 years of fellowship training or have less than 2 years as a junior faculty instructor or assistant professor at start of award.

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

LRF Postdoctoral Fellowship

 

New Opportunity
September 5 Clinical Investigators Non-Federal Lymphoma

Lymphoma Research Foundation Clinical Investigator Career Development

To fund training of physician investigators who will participate in developing new therapeutics and diagnostic tools for lymphoma.

 

Due Date:

Sept 5

Amount & Project Period:

$75,000/yr for 3 years

Eligibility:

Must be an advanced fellow or junior faculty member less than 5 years of experience beyond completion of fellowship or postdoctoral training.

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

LRF Clinical Investigator Career Development

 


New Opportunity
Sept 15 (LOI)
Oct 1 (App)
All Ranks Non-Federal Leukemia & Lymphoma

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Career Development Program

Supports basic and clinical research in genetics, molecular and cell biology, molecular pharmacology, molecular virology and immunology, and translational research directly relevant to treatment or diagnosis of leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma and, where applicable, to prevention.

Quality of Life Research Funding Initiative - within the categories below, can also apply for this initiative that is a component of the Career Development Program.
  

Due Date

September 15 (LOI)
October 1 (Application)

Scholar Award:

Eligibility: Independent faculty
Funding: $110,000/year for 5 years

Scholar in Clinical Research:

Eligibility: Independent faculty
Funding: $110,000/year for 5 years

Special Fellow:

Eligibility: Postdoctoral fellows who have completed minimum of 2 years of training.
Funding: $65,000/yr for 3 years

Special Fellow in Clinical Research:

Eligibility: PhD or MD with minimum 2 years of clinical hematology, oncology, hematology/oncology or hematopathology training or postdoctoral research training in a clinical discipline.
Funding: $65,000/yr for 3 years

Fellow:

Eligibility: Less than 2 years of postdoctoral research training. Funding: $55,000/yr for 3 years

RFA Link:

LLS Career Development Program

 


New Opportunity
September 18 (Pre-App) October 9 (App) All Faculty Federal Disparities/Prostate

CDMRP Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) Barbara Terry-Komoma Health Disparity Research

Supports new ideas based on innovative concepts for prostate cancer health disparity research.

New Investigator Option
allows applications from early stage investigators. Proposals will be peer and programmatically reviewed separately.

Nested Health Disparity Traineeship Option
allows for training highly motivated graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to pursue a career in resolving disparities in prostate cancer incidence, morbidity, and mortality.

 

Due Date:

September 18 - Pre-Application
October 9 - Application

Amount & Project Period:

$150,000/yr for 3 years
(Additional funding if traineeship is requested)

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

W81XWH-13-PCRP-HDRA

 


New Opportunity
September 19 Postdocs Non-Federal Difficult-to-treat Cancers

The Hope Funds for Cancer Research Postdoctoral Fellowship

To support innovative projects challenging traditional paradigms of understanding the causes, mechanisms, progression, disease markers or risk factors of difficult-to-treat cancers.

 

Due Date:

September 19

Amount & Project Period:

$44,000 Year 1
$46,000 Year 2
$48,000 Year 3
$1,500/yr Travel Support

Eligibility:

Postdoctoral fellows with less than 2 years training.

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

Hope Funds Postdoctoral Fellowship

 
R01 NCI

New Opportunity
October 5 All Faculty Federal Aging and Cancer

Chronic Inflammation and Age-related Disease

Origins and effects of low level chronic inflammation in the onset and progression of age-related diseases and conditions.

 

Due Date:

October 5

Amount & Project Period:

Unlimited budget for 5 years

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PAR-13-233

 
U01 NCI

October 14 (LOI) November 14 (App) All Faculty Federal Microbial Metabolites

The Role of Microbial Metabolites in Cancer Prevention and Etiology

Stimulate preclinical and clinical research to describe the effect of microbially generated metabolites in cancer prevention/progression

 

Due Date:

October 14 (LOI)
November 14 (App)

Amount & Project Period:

No funding limit - 5 years

Eligibility:

All faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PAR-13-159

 
October 18 Junior Faculty Non-Federal Gastric Cancer

American Gastroenterological Association Foundation Research Scholar Awards Supports the development of independent research careers in digestive diseases, including gastric cancer.  
 

Due Date:

October 18

Amount & Project Period:

$90,000/yr total for 2 years

Eligibility:

Junior Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

AGA RSA

 
U01 NCI
November 18 All Faculty Federal Cancer Biology

Collaborative Research in Integrative Cancer Biology

To encourage new research into integrative cancer biology by fostering collaborations between investigators currently supported through the Integrative Cancer Biology Program (ICBP) and those currently unaffiliated with the ICBP.

Due Date:

November 18

Amount & Project Period:

No funding limit - 5 years

Eligibility:

Collaborating teams must be comprised of at least one ICBP investigator and at least one non-ICBP-affiliated investigator.

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PAR-13-184

 
R01 NCI
November 19 All Faculty Federal Drug Delivery

Image-guided Drug Delivery in Cancer

Supports innovative projects focused on image-guided drug delivery (IGDD), including real-time image guidance, monitoring, quantitative in vivo characterizations and validation of delivery and response.
 
 

Due Date:

November 19

Amount & Project Period:

No funding limit - 5 years

Eligibility:

All faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PAR-13-185

 
U01 NCI
November 20 All Faculty Federal Health
Disparities

Basic Cancer Research in Cancer Health Disparities

Encourage applications from investigators interested in conducting basic, mechanistic research into the biologic/genetic causes of cancer health disparities.

 

Due Date:

November 20

Amount & Project Period:

$250,000/yr for 5 years

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PAR-12-095

 
R01
R21
R03
NCI
December 15 (Pre-App) January 15 (App) All Faculty Federal Tobacco Control

Tobacco Control Regulatory Research

Encourage biomedical, behavioral, and social science research that will inform the development and evaluation of regulations on tobacco product manufacturing, distribution, and marketing.

 

Due Date:

LOI - December 15
Application - January 15

Amount & Project Period:

R01: $499,000 direct costs/yr for 5 years.
R21: $275,000 total direct costs over 2 years
R03: $100,000 total direct costs over 2 years

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

(R21) RFA-OD-010  |  (R01) RFA-OD-13-011   |  (R03) RFA-OD-13-012

 
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