The Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC2) Accelerating the Development of New Brain Tumor Treatments

Funds projects at each stage of the drug development pipeline to ensure promising leads are advanced as quickly as possible. Pre-clinical screening program breaks down barriers to entry and academic grants focus on novel therapies.

Pfizer, Inc. Investigator Initiated Research (IRR) Program

Supports clinical studies, observational studies, other types of independent research on disease states, and in vitro or animal studies.

The Gateway's Research Funding Program

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

Technology & Cores Funding Opportunities

There are two available opportunities:

Innovative Core Projects   To provide dedicated research time to develop a new technology or the operational procedures of a new core instrument that will lead to new core services.

Core and Technical Staff Travel Awards   To provide educational, training, and networking opportunities related to new technologies for Core and Technical Staff.
 

McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience - 2014 McKnight Neuroscience Scholar Awards

Innovative research to bring science closer to the time when diseases of the brain can be accurately diagnosed, prevented, and treated.

The Palliative Care Research Cooperative (PCRC): Enhancing Sustainability and Building the Science of Palliative Care (R01)

Enhance research and resource activities of the PCRC. Proposed studies must be designed to use PCRC infrastructure and resources to accomplish aims.

Deliberative Approaches: Patient and Consumer Input for Implementing Evidence-based Health Care (R21)

Use deliberative methods to understand and clarify important public or patient values and concerns affecting the implementation of specific interventions, programs or policies to improve health care or research.

Basic Research Fellowship

Applicants on-track to pursue a career in brain tumor research with a sponsor who has a demonstrated history of brain tumor research and mentorship.

Research on Malignancies in the Context of HIV/AIDS

Research encouraged in areas such as the study of the etiologic factors, cofactors, immunopathogenesis, diagnosis, and consequences of both non-AIDS defining and AIDS-defining malignancies in diverse populations.

Research Grants

Studies intended to advance knowledge in the areas of pancreatic carcinoma, and all forms of pancreatitis would be the closest to the areas of interest of the NPF.
 

Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards Program 2014 Cycle

Basic, translational or clinical investigations into normal and aberrant lymphatic biology; mechanisms of normal and pathological lymphangiogenesis; imaging and understanding the mechanisms that regulate lymphatic structure and function; animal models of lymphatic system disorders; and the cross-talk between the lymphatic and the immune systems.

Young Investigator Grants

Support career development for qualified individuals who wish to establish a career in the area of Ovarian Cancer Research.

General Research Grants

Either individual projects or part of a larger project related to ovarian cancer. Clinical trials should be original investigational studies related to ovarian cancer in which the grantee is the PI or Co-PI.

Analysis of Genome-wide Gene-environment (GxE) Interactions (R21)

Projects involving secondary analysis of existing genome-wide data from genome-wide association studies or other large genomic datasets to identify gene-environment interactions.

AACI Translational Cancer Research Fellowship (Limited Submission)

Support to individuals engaged in any area of clinical and/or translational cancer research

New Connections: Increasing Diversity of RWJF Programming - Junior Investigators

Support and training to Junior Investigators to research projects addressing health disparities (this year's focus for New Connections)

Research Scholar Grant

To support junior faculty members who have completed the conventional resident/fellowship training programs but have not yet been recognized as independent investigators.

Research Seed Grant

To gain experience in defining objectives and testing hypotheses in preparation for major grant applications to corporations, foundations and governmental agencies.

AGA-Caroline Craig Augustyn & Damian Augustyn Award in Digestive Cancer

To support young investigators conducting research relevant to the pathogenesis, prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of digestive cancer. The award is intended to supplement existing career development funding.
 

Early-Stage Innovative Molecular Analysis Technology Development for Cancer Research (R21)

Exploratory research projects focused on the inception and development of early stage, highly innovative, technologies for the molecular or cellular analysis of cancer.

Validation and Advanced Development of Emerging Molecular Analysis Technologies for Cancer Research (R33)

Research projects on the advanced development of emerging molecular and cellular analysis technologies and technical/analytical validation in an appropriate cancer-relevant biological system.

Early Stage Development of Innovative Technologies for Biospecimen Science (R21)

Goal is to develop technologies capable of interrogating and/or maximizing the quality and utility of biospecimens or samples derived from those biospecimens for downstream analyses.

Validation and Advanced Development of Emerging Technologies for Biospecimen Science (R33)

Goal is to develop technologies capable of interrogating and/or maximizing the quality and utility of biospecimens or their derived samples for downstream analyses.

Pilot Research Grants in Personalized Medicine

Funding for Pilot Research Grants with the goal of developing competitive Federal, State or DOD applications in the area of Personalized Medicine.
 

Winter Cycle 2014

PCORI is in the process of revising application due dates in order to transition from 3 to 4 funding cycles per year. Therefore, the deadline for the initiatives listed below has been extended to January 21, 2014. The LOI deadline for this cycle was October 15th.

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T32)

Program to enhance pre-doctoral and postdoctoral research training, including short-term research training.
 

Administrative Supplements to NIH Awards for Validation Studies of Analytical Methods for Natural Products

Administrative supplements to provide funds to NCI-supported research projects. The NCI Biomarkers Research Group is particularly interested in validation of quantitative analytical methods for dietary supplement metabolites in human or animal species that may also be useful indicators of particular metabolic, physiologic or pathological states.

The Sarcoma Foundation of America - Research Grants

Translational sarcoma research on the etiology, molecular biology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of human sarcomas.
 

The Florida Breast Cancer Foundation - Research Grants

Designated Scientific Research Grant themes are:
1. Environmental factors and breast cancer in Florida
2. Novel epidemiological studies to provide insight on opportunities for improving breast cancer detection and treatment in Florida.
3. Psycho-immunologic mechanisms and breast cancer progression: implications for improving outcomes.

The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research - Postdoctoral Fellowship

Research into the causes, origins and treatment of cancer.
 

Computational Analyses Exploiting Reference Epigenomic Maps (R01)

Computational analyses that will take advantage of the publicly available reference epigenomic maps generated as part of the Roadmap Epigenomics Program.

Research Project Grants

This is one of 3 dates for submission of NEW investigator-initiated R01s.  It will support a discrete, specified, circumscribed project to be performed by the named investigator(s) in areas representing the specific interests and competencies of the investigator(s).

Development of Assays for High-Throughput Screening for Use in Probe and Pre-therapeutic Discovery

To stimulate research in:
1) Developing assays for specific biological targets and disease mechanisms relevant to the mission of participating NIH Institutes with the intent to screen for small molecule compounds that show potential as probes for use in advancing knowledge about the known targets, identifying new targets, or as pre-therapeutic leads; and

2) Establishing collaboration with screening centers that have the requisite expertise and experience needed in implementation of HTS assays for the discovery and development of small molecule chemical probes.

Academic-Industrial Partnerships for translation of in vivo Imaging Systems for Cancer Investigations

Applications from research partnerships formed by academic and industrial investigators to accelerate the translation of either preclinical or clinical in vivo imaging systems and/or methods that are designed to solve a targeted cancer problem.  

Quantitative Imaging for Evaluation of Response to Cancer Therapies

To promote research on quantitative imaging of tumor response to cancer therapies in clinical trial settings, with the overall goal of facilitating clinical decision making.
 

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine

Encourages applications from institutions/organizations that apply nanoscience and nanotechnology approaches to address problems in biology and medicine.
 

Translational Research at the Aging/Cancer Interface (TRACI)

Proposals in the overlapping areas of human aging and cancer, linking basic and clinical research relevant to the care of older cancer patients through both bench-to-bedside and bedside-to-bench approaches.
 

Establishing Outcome Measures for Clinical Studies of Oral and Craniofacial Diseases and Conditions

To support the development of well-founded outcome measures, including establishing their reliability and validity, for clinical studies of oral and craniofacial diseases and conditions.
 

Nutrition and Alcohol-related Health Outcomes (R01) 

To stimulate broad research on the role of nutrition in the development, prevention, and treatment of a variety of alcohol-related health outcomes including chronic disease.

Solicitation of Assays for High Throughput Screening (HTS) to Discover Chemical Probes

NCI interest: High throughput screens intended to:
• identify small molecules for use in elucidating molecular, cellular, or in vivo mechanisms or processes of probable or known importance to cancer biology, and
• intended for use in developing strategies for cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment or clinical monitoring of treatment.

Development of Assays for High-Throughput Screening for Use in Probe and Pre-therapeutic Discovery (R01)

NCI Interest: development of assays to identify or evaluate small molecules for use in elucidating molecular, cellular, or in vivo mechanisms or processes important to cancer biology, and for use in developing strategies for cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment or clinical monitoring of treatment.

Modeling Social Behavior (R01)

Transdisciplinary teams of scientists spanning a broad range of expertise. Applications from cross-trained investigators with expertise in complex systems and computational thinking and approaches (such as computational neuroscientists, computational sociolinguists, computational anthropologists, computational epidemiologists, etc.) are encouraged. Applications should demonstrate bridge-building between disciplines, scales and levels.

Pancreatic Cancer Convergence Dream Team Translational Research Grant

A translational cancer research project addressing critical problems in pancreatic cancer patient care, including therapeutic interventions for pancreatic cancer, and delivery of near-term patient benefit.
 

Administrative Supplements for Research on Sex/Gender Differences (Admin Supp.)

Preclinical, clinical and behavioral studies relevant to  molecular and cellular and systems biology bases of disease and pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and prevention and treatment of disease.

NCI Mentored Research Scientist Development Award to Promote Diversity

Career development experience in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical sciences leading to research independence for individuals representative of groups that have been shown to be underrepresented in health-related science.

NCI Established Investigator Award in Cancer Prevention and Control (K05)

Protected time for senior investigators w/exceptional mentoring records and sustained, high levels of research productivity in cancer prevention, cancer control to devote to research and mentoring.

NCI Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award to Promote Diversity

To prepare individuals for careers having a significant impact on health-related research.

NCI Transition Career Development Award (K22)

Facilitates the transition of investigators in mentored non-independent cancer research positions to independent faculty cancer research positions.

NCI Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K23)

Provides support and "protected time" to non-tenured clinician-scientists interested in mentored patient-oriented cancer research.

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Translational Research Team

Translational cancer research on critical problems in HPV-related cancers, including plans on how work can be translated to clinic and deliver near-term benefits to patients.

Translational Research Program

Funding priorities:
1. Define genetic/molecular predispositions to long-term and late-term effects associated with standard therapies in pediatric ALL and apply this information to improve patient outcomes
2. Development of novel therapeutic strategies for non-cutaneous T-cell lymphoproliferative disorders
3. Develop novel targeted therapies for CLL patients
4. Develop novel treatment strategies for MDS patients
5. Develop novel targeted therapies for high-risk myeloma
6. New-targeted therapies for indolent lymphoma patients

Mentored Research Training Grant

Research Areas: Basic Science (MRTG-BS); Clinical and Translational (MRTG-CT); & Health Services Research (MRTG-HSR)
Purpose: To help anesthesiologists develop the skills and preliminary data to become independent investigators.

Research Fellowship Grant

Research Areas: Basic Science, Clinical and Translational, Health Services or Education
Purpose: To provide significant training in research techniques and scientific methods.

NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21)

The R21 mechanism is intended to encourage exploratory and developmental research projects.

The R03 mechanism supports different types of projects including pilot & feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small self-contained research projects; development of research methodology and development of new research technology.

Nutrition and Alcohol-related Health Outcomes

Exploratory and Developmental Grant to Improve Health Care Quality Through Health Information (IT) (R21)

Fund exploratory and developmental research grants that will contribute to the evidence base of how health IT improves health care quality.

 

Hollis Brownstein Research Grants

Exclusively new investigators - starting to establish laboratories and no longer under mentorship.

Feasibility Studies to Build Collaborative Partnerships in Cancer Research

Collaborative partnership awards between institutions serving communities with cancer health disparities and NCI-designated Cancer Centers (or groups of Centers). "Institutions" refer to academic or other organizations serving communities with cancer health disparities.
 

Specialized Programs of Excellence (SPOREs)in Human Cancers for Year 2014 (P50)

Research must be translational in nature and focused on knowledge of human biology stemming from research using cellular, molecular, structural, biochemical, and/or genetic experimental approaches with the goal of a human endpoint w/in the grant period.

Utilizing the PLCO Biospecimens Resource to Bridge Gaps in Cancer Etiology and Early Detection Research (U01)

To advance research in cancer etiology and early detection biomarkers, utilizing the advantages of the unique biorepository resources of the NCI-sponsored Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer (PLCO) Screening Trial.

2014 Research Grants

Topic areas for aplastic anemia, MDS, or PNH:
• Promote understanding of the etiology and pathogenesis;
• Improve symptom management & quality of life;
• Discover new treatments;
• Understand & prevent complications of bone marrow failure conditions (e.g., blood clotting/thrombosis in PNH, iron overload in MDS, etc).

NCI Small Grants Program for Cancer Research

The R03 grant mechanism supports different types of projects including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology. It supports small projects on cancer that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources.
 

The AAAS MARTIN AND ROSE WACHTEL CANCER RESEARCH AWARD

Honors an early-career investigator who has performed outstanding work in the field of cancer research.

Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars - Postdoctoral cancer Research Fellowship

Support for an individual engaged in any area of cancer research.

Research Project Grants (R01)

Cycle I due date for all renewal, resubmission, and revision applications for investigator-initiated R01 funding.

Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute - Spring Cycle 2014

Early Phase Clinical Trials in Imaging and Image-guided Interventions (R21)

Clinical trials for preliminary evaluation of safety and efficacy of imaging agents; assessment of imaging systems, image processing, image-guided therapy, contrast kinetic modeling, and 3-D reconstruction and other quantitative tools.

Other Research Grants

Cycle I deadline for renewal, resubmission, and revision applications for R03, r21, R21/R33, R34 & R36 funding mechanisms, unless date is specifically noted in the Funding Opportunity Announcement.

2014 Distinguished Scientist Awards

Research focus on increased survival rates and improved recovery for patients and a cure or at the very least, treatments to make brain cancer a manageable chronic disease.

Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics Approaches for Nutrition Research (R01)

To promote application of nutrigenetics and/or nutrigenomics approaches to nutrition research through collaborative interaction among nutrition researchers and experts on omics technologies.

U.S. - South Africa Program for Collaborative Biomedical Research (R01 & R21)

To establish a new U.S.-South Africa Program for Collaborative Biomedical Research.  Areas include TB, HIV/AIDS biomedical and behavioral science, and HIV-related co-morbidities, including malignancies.

ASTRO/ROI Comparative Effectiveness Research Award

Evaluation of effectiveness, complication profile, costs and cost-effectiveness of various radiation therapy treatments, and the comparative effectiveness when compared to other therapies.

Junior Faculty Career Research Training Award

Support for focused time for research projects in radiation oncology, biology, physics or outcomes/health services.