March 2014

Internal Submission Deadline 
A friendly reminder from the Office of Sponsored Research: All proposals are due in OSR at least 2 business days prior to the published deadline.  In accordance with the information contained in published FOAs:

"Applicants are encouraged to apply early to allow adequate time to make any corrections to errors found in the application during the submission process by the due date."  

The minimal 2-day requirement allows staff an opportunity to review each package and confirm that all required components are included; that the format meets the requirements (including use of current packages); and that approval for the proposal is in place.   This 2-day requirement extends to ALL proposal submissions, both Federal and Non-federal. 

OSR receipt dates have been added to the listings below making it easier for investigators to know when the proposal must be complete and in the hands of OSR staff.
 


Standard Date Links
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Current and Recent Program Announcements

Current and Recent Requests for Applications

Current and Recent NCI and Trans-NIH Initiatives

Requests for Proposals

Standard Due Dates

 


March 7 (LOI)
May 2 (OSR)
May 6 (Sponsor)
 
All Ranks Non-federal Outcomes

Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute - Spring Cycle 2014

1. Pragmatic Clinical Studies and Large Simple Trials to Evaluate Patient-Centered Outcomes
To compare two or more alternatives for addressing prevention, diagnosis, treatment, or management of a disease or symptom; improving health care system-level approaches to managing care; or for eliminating health or healthcare disparities

2.  Effectiveness of Transitional Care (1-time opportunity)  Research to determine which transitional care service clusters are most effective in improving patient-centered outcomes - while optimizing re-admission rates - in different at-risk subpopulations and in different healthcare contexts.

3 Obesity Treatment Options Set in Primary Care for Underserved Populations Seek to determine the real-world comparative effectiveness of obesity treatment options set in primary care, in adults for racial/ethnic minorities, low socio-economic status populations, and/or rural populations.

4. Assessment of Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options To address critical decisions facing patients, caregivers, and clinicians without adequate information.

5. Improving Healthcare Systems - Comparative effectiveness research (CER) designed to provide information that would inform critical decisions that face healthcare system leaders, policy makers, clinicians, patients and caregivers.

6. Communication and Dissemination Research - To address critical knowledge gaps in the communication and dissemination process.

7. Addressing Disparities - Comparative effectiveness studies evaluating & comparing new and alternative interventions with each other or with usual care to reduce or eliminate disparities in health and health care.

8. Improving Methods for Conducting Patient-Centered Outcomes Research - To address gaps in methodological research relevant to conducting PCOR.
 

Due Date:

March 07 - Letter of Intent
Complete Application Due:

May 2 - OSR
May 06 Sponsor
 

Amount & Project Period:

Varying funding amounts and project periods.

Eligibility:

All Ranks

Contact:

Scott Mears (x1397)

RFA Link:

http://www.pcori.org/funding-opportunities/funding-center/


James S. McDonnell Foundation

March 10 (OSR)
March 12 (Sponsor)
All Faculty Non-federal Complex Systems

Scholar Award in Studying Complex Systems  

Emphasis in furthering the science of complex systems via continued development of theory and tools used in the study of complex research questions.
 

Due Date:

Complete Application Due:
March 10 (OSR)
March 12 (Sponsor)

Amount & Project Period:

$150,000/year - 3 years

Eligibility:

Must have completed all doctoral, postdoctoral, or fellowship training and hold an independent research position.
 

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071
 

RFA Links:

Scholar Awards in Studying Complex Systems 2014 Grant Competition

Application


March 15 All Faculty Intramural Clinical Trials

Moffitt Clinical Trials Funding Opportunity

A clinical trial funding opportunity with an emphasis on increasing minority accrual and utilization of Total Cancer Care. Funding will be awarded to a proposal for an investigator-initiated phase 0, I, or II therapeutic or supportive care clinical trial that addresses an underrepresented population and is likely to lead to increased minority subject accrual.
 
 

Due Date:

March 15

Amount & Project Period:

$100,000 total for the trial & $50,000 for correlative science costs for 1 year
 

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Maureen Ahearn, x8824 
 

RFA Link:

Clinical Trials Funding Cycle 1 2014
 

 



March 12 (OSR)
March 15 (Sponsor)
All Faculty Non-federal Solid Tumors

Grant for Oncology Innovation

To support advancement of science and medical research in the field of personalized treatment for patients with solid tumors.
   

Due Date:

Complete Application Due:
March 12 (OSR)
March 15 (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

$1.36M total - project period not defined
 

Eligibility:

All Faculty
 

Contact:

Shaina Sine, x4568
 

RFA Link:

Grant for Oncology Innovation

 
R Series NIH
 

March 13 (OSR)
March 17 (Sponsor)
All Faculty Federal Multiple 

Other Research Grants Renewals, Resubmissions, Revisions

This cycle I deadline provides for renewals, resubmissions, and revision applications for R03, R21, R33, R21/R33, R34, & R36 funding mechanisms, unless specifically noted in the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA).
  

Due Date:

Complete Application Due:
March 13 (OSR)
March 17 (Sponsor)
 

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

Cycle I Other Research Grants
 

March 13 (OSR)
March 17 (Sponsor)
Postdocs Non-federal Cancer Causes

Damon Runyon Fellowship Award

Supports all theoretical and experimental research relevant to the study of cancer and the search for cancer causes, mechanisms, therapies and prevention.
 

Due Date:

Complete Application Due:
March 13 - (OSR)
March 17 - (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

Level I Funding: $50,000/year plus $2,000 for scientific expenses for 3 years.
Level II Funding: $60,000/year plus $2,000 for scientific expenses for 3 years.
 

Eligibility:

Must have completed: MD, PhD, MD/PhD, DDS, DVM or its equivalent.
 

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

Links:

Fellowship Application Guidelines
 
Fellowship Award Overview

 



NEW OPPORTUNITY
March 14 (OSR)
March 18 (Sponsor)
All faculty Federal Integrated Systems

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Big Mechanism

The Big Mechanism program will develop technology to read research abstracts and papers to extract fragments of causal mechanisms, assemble these fragments into more complete causal models, and reason over these models to produce explanations. The domain of the program will be cancer biology with an emphasis on signaling pathways.

Due Date:

Completed Application Due:
March 14 - (OSR)
March 18 - (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

$45M over 42 months

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

Link:

DARPA-BAA-14-14
 



NEW OPPORTUNITY
March 14 (OSR)
March 18 (Sponsor)
Established Investigators Non-federal Myeloma

Senior Research Award

To accelerate the development of therapeutic approaches for myeloma; including proposals in basic science, validation, or translation research.

Due Date:

Completed Application Due:
March 14 - (OSR)
March 18 - (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

$100,000/year total for 2 years

Eligibility:

MRF Member Investigators with more than 5 years of experience.

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

2014 Senior Research Award Guidelines
 


March 18 (OSR)
March 20 (Sponsor)
Jr. Faculty Non-federal Brain  

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.

Due Date:

Completed Application Due:
March 18 - (OSR)
March 20 - (Sponsor)

Amount & Project Period:

$150,000/year for 4 years
 

Eligibility:

Jr. Faculty in first independent, full-time faculty appointment no earlier than March 1, 2011.
 

Contact:

Shaina Sine (X3658)
  

RFA Link:

Sontag Foundation Distinguished Scientist Award
U01 NIH

March 18 (OSR)
March 20 (Sponsor)
All Faculty Federal Bench-to-Bedside

Opportunities for Collaborative Research at the NIH Clinical Center

To support collaborative translational research projects aligned with NIH efforts to enhance the translation of basic biological discoveries into clinical applications that improve health.
 

Due Date:

Completed Application Due:
March 18 - (OSR)
March 20 - (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

$500,000/year direct costs for 3 years
Amount includes Clinical Center costs and intramural investigator's costs. The NIH Clinical Center costs and intramural investigator's costs will not be included in the award paid to the grantee.
 

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

FOA Link:

PAR-13-358

 
R01 NIH

NEW OPPORTUNITY

March 18 (OSR)
March
20 (Sponsor)
All Ranks Federal Nutrition

Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics Approaches for Nutrition Research

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

NCI is a participating IC.
 

Due Date:

February 19 (LOI)
Completed Application Due:
March 18  (OSR)
March 20 (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

Budget not limited - 5 years

Eligibility:

All Ranks

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PAR-13-375



NEW OPPORTUNITY

RESTRICTED TO 1 APPLICATION
March 19 - Preapp
April 8 - Final Proposal
Jr Faculty Non-federal   Translational
Research

V Foundation V Scholar Award Announcement

Funding is avaialble for laboratory-based fundamental and translational research. This is a restricted submission and requires a pre-application which is due March 19. The final submision to the V-Foundation is due April 8.

To be eligible, the candidate must hold a tenure track position as an instructor or assistant professor and have five years' experience.  Researchers with R01 funding are ineligible.

The pre-application must include a 1 page letter of introduction and a 2-page outline of proposed research and be submitted electronically in PDF format only.
 

INTERNAL Due Date:

March 19 (Pre-application)
April 8 (Final Selected Proposal)
 

Eligibility:

Jr Faculty with 5 years or less experience

Contact:

Maureen Ahearn (x8824)

 


NEW OPPORTUNITY

RESTRICTED TO 1 APPLICATION
March 24 -Preapp
May 13-Final Proposal
Pre-Clinical and Clinical Faculty Non-federal Translational
Research

Translational Research - Restricted Submission

Cancer research projects that bring together pre-clinical and clinical investigators. The purpose is to develop novel approaches to the prevention, detection and treatment of human cancer that requires collaboration of investigators from both the lab and clinic.
 

Due Date:

March 24 (Internal)
May 13 (Final Selected Proposal)
 

Eligibility:

Pre-clinical and Clinical Faculty

Contact:

Maureen Ahearn (x8824)

 
R44 NCI
 
NEW OPPORTUNITY
March 21 (LOI)
April 16 (OSR)
April 21 (Sponsor)
SBCs (See Below) Federal Technology

SBIR Phase IIB Bridge Awards to Accelerate the Development of Cancer Therapeutics, Imaging Technologies, Interventional Devices, Diagnostics and Prognostics toward Commercialization

The purpose is to facilitate the transition of SBIR or STTR Phase II projects to the commercialization stage. Projects must be applicable to one of the following areas:
(1) Cancer therapeutics;
(2) Cancer imaging technologies, interventional devices, and in vivo diagnostics; or
(3) In vitro and ex vivo cancer diagnostics and prognostics.

Due Date:

March 21 (Letter of Intent)
Completed Application Due:
April 16 (OSR)
April 21 (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

$1,000,000/year (Total Costs) for 3 years

Eligibility:

To be eligible under the current FOA, current Phase II projects MUST end on or before August 31, 2014.
Primary employment of PD/PI must be w/small business concern at award and during conduct of proposed project.
MPI Projects must have at least 1 PD/PI that this requirement.
 

Contact:

Christi Craig (x1458)

RFA Link:

RFA-CA-14-002

   
Admin
Supp
NIH

March 19 (OSR)
 March 21 (Sponsor)
Principal Investigators Federal Supplemental
Funding

Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements

Potential for supplemental funding to meet increased costs within the scope of the approved award.

NCI is a participating IC.
 

Due Date:

Completed Application Due:
March 19  (OSR)
March 21 (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

Project and budget periods must be w/in the currently approved project period for the parent award.
 

Eligibility:

Must hold an active grant or cooperative agreement, and the research proposed in the supplement must be accomplished within the competitive segment of the active award.
 

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PA-14-077

 
S10 NCI

Annual Announcement
 March 19 (OSR)
 March 21 (Sponsor)
Established Investigators Federal Instrumentation

Shared Instrumentation Grant Program

NIH support to purchase or upgrade a single item of expensive, specialized, commercially available instrumentation or an integrated system costing at least $100,000.

Due Date:

Completed Application Due:
March 19  (OSR)
March 21 (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

$600,000

Eligibility:

Established Faculty

Contact:

Christi Craig, x1458

RFA Link:

PAR-14-073



NEW OPPORTUNITY
March 21 All Faculty Federal Cancer Health Disparities

Ponce School of Medicine Moffitt Cancer Center Partnership
Request for Pre-Pilot Research Proposals

To further promote the goals of the Partnership by continuing research efforts focused on reducing/eliminating cancer health disparities among the Puerto Rican population.

 

Due Date:

March 21 (by 4:00pm)

Amount & Project Period:

$15,000 per institution - 1 year

Eligibility:

All Faculty
Must include an investigator from each institution
 

Contact:

Sabrina Rodriguez (x6565)

RFA Link:

Guidelines
 
 

R01
R21
NIH

March 22 (LOI)
April 19 (OSR)
April 22 (Sponsor)
All Faculty Federal HIV/AIDS

U.S. - South Africa Program for Collaborative Biomedical Research

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

NCI is a participating IC.
 

Due Date:

March 22 (Letter of Intent)
Completed Application:

April 19 (OSR)
April 22 (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

R01: $350,000 total costs - 5 years
R21: $275,000 total direct costs - 2 years
 

Eligibility:

All Faculty
 

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071
 

RFA Link:

R01: RFA-AI-14-009   |  R21: RFA-AI-14-010 
 
K01 NIH

March 28  (OSR)
April 01 (Sponsor)
All Faculty Federal Career Development

Mentored Career Development Award in Biomedical Big Data Science for Clinicians and Doctorally Prepared Scientists
Career development of interdisciplinary researchers to develop technology, methods, and tools to capitalize on the Big Data already being generated. Big Data Science is involves 3 major scientific areas: (1) computer science or informatics, (2) statistics and mathematics, and (3) biomedical science.

NCI is a participating IC.

Due Date:

Completed Application Due:
March 28  (OSR)
April 01 (Sponsor)

Amount & Project Period:

$165,300/year towards salary/benefits;
$40,000/year research costs
3-5 years

Eligibility:

All Ranks
 

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071
 

RFA Link:

RFA-HG-14-007
 

R25 NIH
 

March 28 (OSR)
April 01 (Sponsor)
Established Investigators Federal Big Data
Science

Courses for Skills Development in Biomedical Big Data Science

To support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation's biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs in Big Data Science.

NCI is a participating IC.
 

Due Date:

Completed Application Due:
March 28 (OSR)
April 01 (Sponsor)

 

Amount & Project Period:

$150,000/year direct costs - 3 years
 

Eligibility:

Established Investigators
 

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071
 

RFA Link:

RFA-HG-14-008
 

 
 

Open Educational Resources for Biomedical Big Data

Development of open educational resources (OER) for use by large numbers of learners at all career levels that enhance the ability of the workforce to use and analyze biomedical Big Data.
 

Due Date:

Completed Application Due:
March 28  (OSR)
April 01 (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

$200,000/year direct costs for 3 years
 

Eligibility:

Established Investigators
 

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071
 

RFA Link:

RFA-HG-14-009
 



March 28 (OSR)
April 01 (Sponsor)
Postdoctoral Fellows Non-federal Training

ACS Postdoctoral Fellowships

To support the training of researchers with doctoral degrees with initial funding that can lead to an independent career in cancer research.
 

Due Date:

Completed Application Due:
March 28 (OSR)
April 01 (Electronic Submission)
April 2 (Paper Submission)
 

Amount & Project Period:

Progressive annual stipends: $48,000, $50,000, and $52,000, plus $4,000/year allowance - 3 years
 

Eligibility:

Must have MD, PhD or equivalent

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

 

RFA Link:


Postdoctoral Fellowships

 
 
March 28 (OSR)
April 01 (Sponsor)
 
Jr Faculty Non-federal Career Development

ACS Mentored Research Scholar

Support for mentored research and training for beginning investigators.
 

Due Date:

Completed Application Due:
March 28 (OSR)
April 01 (Electronic Submission)
April 02 (Paper Submission)
 

Amount & Project Period:

$135,000/year direct costs for 5 years
 

Eligibility:

Faculty w/in 4 years of 1st independent appointment
 

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071
 

RFA Link:

Mentored Research Scholar

 
 
March 28 (OSR)
April 01 (Sponsor)
 
Jr Faculty Non-federal Multiple

ACS Research Scholar Grants

Grants to support investigator-initiated projects across the cancer research continuum.
 

Due Date:

Completed Application Due:
March 28 (OSR)

April 01 (Electronic Submissions Due)
April 02 (Paper Submissions Due)
 

Amount & Project Period:

$165,000/year direct costs for 4 years.
Exception: Population-based, psychosocial or behavioral studies:
$400,000/year direct costs for 5 years.
 

Eligibility:

Independent, self-directed researchers w/in 6 years of the first academic appointment.
Exception: Any career stage for research on psychosocial, behavioral, health policy or health services addressing cancer health equity and disparities.
 

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071
 

RFA Link:

Research Scholar Grants

 

March 28 (OSR)
April 01 (Sponsor)
Jr. Faculty Non-federal Palliative Care

ACS Pilot and Exploratory Projects in Palliative Care Of Cancer Patients and Their Families

Supports investigators performing pilot and exploratory research studies that test interventions, develop research methodologies, and explore novel areas of research in palliative care of cancer patients and their families.
 

Due Date:

Completed Application Due:
March 28  (OSR)
April 01 (Electronic Submission Due)
April 02 (Paper Submission Due)
 

Amount & Project Period:

$60,000/year direct costs for 2 years
 

Eligibility:

Jr. Faculty
 

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071
 

RFA Link:

Pilot and Exploratory Projects

 
 
March 28 (OSR)
April 01 (Sponsor)
Jr. Faculty Non-federal Cancer Prevention

ACS Physician Training Awards in Cancer Prevention

Awarded to institutions to support physician training in accredited preventive medicine residency programs that provide cancer prevention and control research and practice opportunities.
 

Due Date:

Completed Application Due:
March 28 (OSR)
April 01 (Electronic Submission Due)
April 02 (Paper Submission Due)
 

Amount & Project Period:

$300,000 total (average of $50,000/resident training year) for 4.5 years
 

Eligibility:

Population Sciences Faculty
 

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

Physician Training Awards in Cancer Prevention
 

 

March 28 (OSR) 
April 01 (Sponsor)
Postdocs Non-federal Immunology

Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowships

Provides critical financial support and continued career training in cancer immunology.
 

Due Date:

Completed Application Due:
March 28 (OSR)
April 01 (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

Stipend of $50,000 Year 1, $53,000 Year 2, $57,000 Year 3 and $1,500/year research support for 3 years.
 

Eligibility:

Must have doctoral degree by activation date.
Applicants with 5 or more years of relevant postdoctoral experience are eligible, with the exception of MDs, who should not include years of residency in this calculation.
 

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071
 

RFA Link:

Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowships

 


NEW OPPORTUNITY
April  03 (OSR)
April 5 (Sponsor)
All Ranks Federal Technology

Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications & Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Applications

Grants to help advance technology towards commercialization.  Applications proposing innovative cancer-related technologies, with strong commercial potential, in a wide range of topic areas, are invited through the Omnibus Solicitations. Please visit the Research Topics of Interest page on the SBIR website to view the list of portfolio areas.

NCI is a participating IC.
  

Due Date:

Completed Application Due:
April 3 (OSR)
April 05 (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

NCI will fund Phase I applications at a max. of  $225,000 total costs and project periods of  2 years
NCI Phase II applications will be funded at a max. of $1,500,000 total costs or project periods greater than 3 years.

 

Eligibility:

SBIR:  Primary employment must be w/the small business concern (SBC) at the time of award and during the period of performance. 
STTR:  may be employed with the SBC or the single, "partnering" non-profit research institution as long as s/he has a formal appointment with or commitment to the applicant SBC, characterized by an official relationship between the SBC and that individual.
   

Contact:

Christi Craig x1458

RFA Links:

PA-14-071 - SBIR Parent Funding Opportunity Announcement  PA-14-072 - STTR Parent Funding Opportunity Announcement
PAR-14-088 - Direct Phase II SBIR Grants to Support Biomedical Technology Development

 
 


NEW OPPORTUNITY
April 3 (OSR)
April 7 (Sponsor)
Postdocs Non-federal Immunotherapy

Immunotherapy Clinical Research Fellowship

To further the research and development of cancer immunotherapies.
 

Due Date:

Completed Application Due:
April 3 (OSR)
April 7 (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

$100,000 - 1 year

Eligibility:

Must be a Post-doctoral fellow, resident, research scientist or comparable position and an SITC member in good standing at time of submission.
 

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

Cancer Immunotherapy Clinical Fellowship Award
 

F-Series NIH
 
REMINDER!
April 4 (OSR)
April 8 (Sponsor)
Pre- & Postdocs Federal Career Training

Individual National Research Service Awards (Standard)

to provide support to promising Fellowship Applicants with the potential to become productive, independent investigators in scientific health-related research fields relevant to the missions of participating NIH Institutes and Centers.

 

Due Date:

Completed Application Due:
April 4 (OSR)
April 8 (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

Variable

Eligibility:

Pre-doctoral and Postdoctoral Trainees

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

F30 (Pre-doc):  PA-11-110
F32(Postdoc):  PA-11-113
F33 (Sr. Fellows):   PA-11-114

April 8 Jr.  and Established Faculty  Non-federal Multiple  

Miles for Moffitt Annual "Milestone Awards"

Project aim should produce preliminary data that will lead to peer reviewed funding and also propose new research that does not overlap with projects already underway.
 

Due Date:

April 8

Amount & Project Period:

$50,000 - 12 months

Eligibility:

Junior and Established Faculty (investigators who have previously received this award are not eligible)
 

Contact:

Maureen Ahearn (x8824)

RFA Link:

Miles for Moffitt Face Sheet

 
F31 NIH
 
REMINDER!
April 10 (OSR)
April 14 (Sponsor)
Pre-docs Federal Career Training

Individual Pre-doctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research

Cycle I due date for Diversity fellowships to provide support to promising Fellowship Applicants with the potential to become productive, independent investigators in scientific health-related research fields relevant to the missions of participating NIH Institutes and Centers.
 

Due Date:

Completed Application Due:
April 10 (OSR)
April 14 (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

Variable

Eligibility:

Pre-doctoral candidates from underrepresented background

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PA-11-112 (expires May 8, 2014)


 April 15 Jr. Faculty Non-federal Pilot Projects

ACS-IRG Spring 2014 Funding Opportunity

Pilot funding opportunities to support junior faculty in initiating cancer-related research projects that assist in competing successfully for national research grants

Due Date:

April 15 by 4:00pm to Maureen Ahearn

Amount & Project Period:

$30,000 - 1 year

Eligibility:

Full-time members at the Assistant member/Assistant Professor level. 
Must be w/in the first 6 years of the initial faculty appointment. No active peer reviewed funding at time of submission or award, and
No previous R01, R21 or equivalent allowed.
 

Contact:

Maureen Ahearn (X8824)

RFA Links:

ACS-IRG Application     ACS-IRG Guidelines
 



NEW OPPORTUNITY
April 17  (OSR)
April 21 (Sponsor)
US Small Business Concerns Federal Technology

SBIR Phase IIB Bridge Award

Designed to help support the next stage of development for promising Federally-funded SBIR/STTR Phase II projects advancing cancer research technologies. Open only to SBIR or STTR Phase II projects nearing completion or have recently ended.  To be eligible under the current FOA, current Phase II projects MUST end on or before August 31, 2014.
  

Due Date:

Completed Application Due:
April 17 (OSR)
April 21 (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

Up to $1M in total costs per year and project periods up to three years.
 


Eligibility:

Under the SBIR program, for both Phase I and Phase II, the primary employment of the PD/PI must be with the small business concern at the time of award and during the conduct of the proposed project.
  

Contact:

Christi Craig  (x1458)

RFA Link:

SBIR Phase IIB Bridge Award  -    RFA-CA-14-002
 

 
R21 NCI

NEW OPPORTUNITY
 
April 20 (LOI)
May 16 (OSR)
May 20 (Sponsor)
All Ranks Federal Molecular Analysis

Early-Stage Innovative Molecular Analysis Technology Development for Cancer Research

Exploratory research focused on the inception and development of early stage, highly innovative, technologies or emerging technologies with significant transformative potential that has not yet been explored in a cancer-relevant use.
 

Due Date:

April 20 (Letter of Intent)
Completed Application Due:
May 16  (OSR)
May 20 (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

$500,000 (Direct Costs) for 5 years

Eligibility:

All Ranks

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

RFA-CA-14-003
 

R33 NCI
 
April 20 (LOI)
May 16 (OSR)
May 20 (Sponsor)

All Ranks Federal Molecular Analysis

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

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

 

Due Date:

April 20 (Letter of Intent)
Completed Application Due:
May 16 (OSR)
May 20 (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

$300,000 (Direct Costs) - 3 years

Eligibility:

All Ranks

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

RFA-CA-14-004

R21 NCI
 
April 20 (LOI)
May 16 (OSR)
May 20 (Sponsor)
All Ranks Federal Biospecimen Science

Early-Stage Development of Innovative Technologies for Biospecimen Science

Technically innovative feasibility studies focused on early-stage development of technologies that address issues related to pre-analytical variations in the collection, processing, handling, and storage of cancer-relevant biospecimens or their derivatives.
 

Due Date:

April 20 (Letter of Intent)
Completed Application Due:
May 16 (OSR)
May 20 (Sponsor)

Amount & Project Period:

$500,000 (Direct Costs) - 3 years

Eligibility:

All Ranks

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

RFA-CA-14-005
 

R33 NCI
 
April 20 (LOI)
May 16 (OSR)
May 20 (Sponsor)
All Ranks Federal Biospecimen Science

Validation and Advanced Development of Emerging Technologies for Biospecimen Science

Will support the development of tools, devices, instrumentation, and associated methods to assess sample quality, preserve/protect sample integrity, and establish verification criteria for quality assessment/quality control and handling.
 

Due Date:

April 10 (Letter of Intent)
Completed Application Due:
May 16 (OSR) 
May 20 (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

$300,000/year (Direct Costs) - 3 years

Eligibility:

All Ranks

Contact:

Linda Nolan,  x6071

RFA Link:

RFA-CA-14-006
 

Admin
Supp
NIH

April 28 (OSR)
May 1 (Sponsor)
Principal Investigators Federal Diversity Supplements

Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research

Administrative supplements to improve the diversity of the research workforce by supporting and recruiting students, postdocs, and eligible investigators from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented in health-related research.

NCI is a participating IC.

Due Date:

Completed Application Due:
April 29 (OSR)
May 1 (Sponsor)
Proposals may be submitted between March 1 and May 1
 

Amount & Project Period:

NCI Annual Salary: $75,000 plus fringe benefits - Project and budget periods must be w/in currently approved project period for existing parent award. All additional costs must be w/in scope of approved project.
 

Eligibility:

Principal Investigators
 

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PA-12-149

 
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Supp
NCI


April 28 (OSR)
May 1 (Sponsor)
Principal Investigators Federal Biomedical & Behavioral

Research Supplements to Promote Re-Entry into Biomedical and Behavioral Research Careers

Support for individuals with high potential to re-enter an active research career after an interruption for family responsibilities or other qualifying circumstances.

NCI is a participating IC.
 

Due Date:

Completed Application Due:
April 29 (OSR)
May 1 (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

Salary plus $10,000 for research costs sand must be within currently approved project period for existing parent award.

Eligibility:

Principal Investigators

 

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PA-12-150
 


NEW OPPORTUNITY
May 01 (LOI)
July 30 (OSR)
August 1 (Sponsor)
 
Postdocs & Jr. Faculty Non-federal Hematology

American Society of Hematology - Fellow and Jr. Faculty Scholar Awards

Proposals accepted in Basic/Translational research and Clinical Research to include patient-oriented and outcomes-based research that include significant interaction with patients.
 

Due Date:

May 01 (Letter of Intent)
Completed Application Due:
May 16 (OSR)
August 1 (Sponsor-invited Submissions)
  

Amount & Project Period:

Fellow Scholars: $100,000 - 2 to 3 years
Jr. Faculty Scholars: $150,000 - 2 to 3 years
 

Eligibility:

ASH Membership required at time of submission
US Citizens, Canadians, and U.S. Visa-holders
Must have both a primary mentor and secondary mentor
Applicants w/title of Assistant Professor or equivalent must apply for Junior Faculty Award, regardless of research experience
Fellow Scholar Eligibility
PhD or MD/PhD applicants 5 years of research experience after completion of PhD
MD applicants should have 3 but less than 5 years of research experience
Junior Faculty Scholar Eligibility
MD, PhD or MD/PhD applicants with more than 5 but less than 10 years of research experience after completion of PhD
 

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071
 

RFA Link:

ASH Scholar Awards
 

 

May 14 (OSR)
May 16 (Sponsor)
All Ranks Non-federal Ovarian Cancer

SROCF Research Grants

Research to find a cure for ovarian cancer, a screening test for early detection, breakthrough treatments and to improve the quality of life ovarian cancer patients.
 

Due Date:

Completed Application Due:
May 14 (OSR)
May 16 (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

$50,000 - Project period not specified

Eligibility:

All Ranks
 

Contact:

Shaina Sine, x3658
 

RFA Link:

SROCF Research Grants
 

R01 NIH

NEW OPPORTUNITY
May 16 (OSR)
May 20 (Sponsor)
All Ranks Federal Bioengineering

Bioengineering Research Partnerships (BRP)

Awards will focus on supporting multidisciplinary teams that apply an integrative, quantitative bioengineering approach to developing these technologies and engage biomedical researchers or clinicians throughout the project. The goal of the program is to support projects that can realize meaningful solutions within 5-10 years. NCI is a participating IC.
 

Due Date:

Completed Application Due:
May 16 (OSR)
May 20 (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

Budget not limited - 5 years

Eligibility:

All Ranks

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PAR-14-092

 
June 03 (LOI)
July 11 (OSR) 
July 15 (Sponsor)
All faculty Non-federal Blood Cancers

Quest for Cures

This RFP is focused on defining subgroups of patients with a given diagnosis, understanding the role and improving detection of minimal residual disease (MRD) in hematological malignancies and using this information to guide treatment intervention.
 

Due Date:

June 3 (Letter of Intent) by 3:00pm ET

Completed Application Due:
July 11 (OSR)
July 15 by 3:00pm ET (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

$360,036/year (Direct Costs) - 2 years

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

Quest for Cures RFP

 
R01 NIH
 
REMINDER
June 03 (OSR)
June 05 (Sponsor)
All Ranks Federal Investigator-initiated
Research Projects

Research Grants and Cooperative Agreements

This due date represents Cycle II for new investigator-initiated (and other) research projects.
 

Due Date:

Completed Application Due:
June 03 (OSR) 
June 05 (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

R01 budgets are not usually limited and can be for up to 5 years. Please read the individual FOA to which you are applying.
 

Eligibility:

All Ranks

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PA-13-302 (Parent R01)

 
R01 NIH

NEW OPPORTUNITY

June 03 (OSR)
June 05 (Sponsor)
All Ranks Federal Chronic Health
Conditions

Behavioral Interventions to Address Multiple Chronic Health Conditions in Primary Care

Seeks applications proposing to use a common conceptual model to develop behavioral interventions to modify health behaviors and improve health outcomes in patients with comorbid chronic diseases and health conditions.

NCI is a participating IC.
 

Due Date:

Completed Application Due:
June 03  (OSR)
June 5 (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

Budgets not limited - 5 years

Eligibility:

All Ranks

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PA-14-114
 

R21 NIH

June 12 (OSR)
June 16 (Sponsor)
All Ranks Federal Biomedical Research

Exploratory/Developmental Bioengineering Research Grants (EBRG)

applications which establish the feasibility of technologies, techniques or methods that:
1) explore a unique multidisciplinary approach to a biomedical challenge;
2) are high-risk but have a considerable pay-off; and
3) develop data which can lead to significant future research

NCI is a participating IC.
 
 

Due Date:

Completed Application Due:
June 12 (OSR)
June 16 (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

$275,000 (Direct Costs) total over 2 years

Eligibility:

All Ranks

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

FOA Link:

PA-12-284
 

U01 NCI
 
June 13 (OSR)
June 17 (Sponsor)
All Faculty Federal Biology & Epidemiology

Bridging the Gap Between Cancer Mechanism and Population Science 

Proposed projects should pose a challenging cancer research question that can be addressed by connecting the two ends of the research spectrum that would be difficult to address or explain through biological or epidemiological investigation alone.
 

Due Date:

First Cycle:
Completed Application Due:
June 13 (OSR)
June 17 (Sponsor)
Second Cycle: 
Completed Application Due:
October 31  (OSR)
Nov 4 (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

$450,000/year direct costs for 5 years
 

Eligibility:

All Faculty
 

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071
 

RFA Link:

PAR-13-081

 
R01 NIH

June 3 (OSR)
June 5 (Sponsor)
All Ranks Federal Alcohol-associated
Cancers

Mechanisms of Alcohol-associated Cancers

To stimulate a broad range of research into the mechanisms by which alcohol contributes to carcinogenesis. 

NCI is a participating IC.
 

Due Date:

Standard Dates Apply 
Completed Application Due:
June 3 (OSR)
June 5 (Sponsor)

Amount & Project Period:

Budget not limited/yr for 5 years

Eligibility:

All Ranks

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PA-12-146
 

R01
R21
NIH

R01: June 3 (OSR)
June 5 (Sponsor)
R21: June 12 (OSR)
June 16 (Sponsor)
All Ranks Federal Pain Management

Mechanisms, Models, Measurement, & Management in Pain Research

To stimulate and foster a wide range of basic, clinical, and translational studies on pain. 

NCI is a participating IC.

Due Date:

Standard Dates Apply 
Completed Application Due:
R01:  June 3 (OSR)
R01: June 5 (Sponsor)
Completed Application Due: 
R21:  June 16 (Sponsor)
R21:  June 12 (OSR) Completed Application Due
 

Amount & Project Period:

R01:  Budget not limited - 5 years
R21:  $275,000 (Direct Costs) total over 2 years
 

Eligibility:

All Ranks
 

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071
 

RFA Link:

R01:  PA-13-118  |  R21: PA-13-119

 
R21 NIH

June 12  (OSR)
June 16 (Sponsor)
All Ranks Federal Obesity-Clinical

Exploratory/Developmental Clinical Research Grants in Obesity

Exploratory/developmental clinical studies to accelerate development of effective interventions for prevention or treatment of overweight or obesity in adults and/or children. Exploratory epidemiological research with a goal of informing translational/clinical research will also be supported within this program.

NCI is a participating IC.
 

Due Date:

June 12 (OSR) Completed Application Due
June 16 (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

$275,000 (Direct Costs) total for 2 years

Eligibility:

All Ranks

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PA-12-179
 


NEW OPPORTUNITY
June 12 (OSR)
June 16 (Sponsor)
All Ranks Non-federal Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer Research Foundation - 2014 Research Grants

Medical/scientific research projects covering all aspects of lung cancer research.
 

Due Date:

Completed Application Due:
June 12 (OSR)
June 16 (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

$50,000 - 1 year

Eligibility:

All Ranks

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

2014 Research Grants

 
R21 NCI 

June 26 (OSR)
June 30 (Sponsor)
All Ranks Federal Imaging

Early Phase Clinical Trials in Imaging and Image-Guided Interventions
Clinical Trials for preliminary evaluation of the safety and efficacy of imaging agents, as well as an assessment of imaging systems, image processing, image-guided therapy, contrast kinetic modeling, 3-D reconstruction & other quantitative tools. Will provide support for pilot (Phase I and II) cancer imaging clinical trials, including patient monitoring and laboratory studies.

Due Date:

Completed Application Due:
June 26 (OSR)
June 30 (Sponsor) w/letter of intent 30 days before due date
Second 2014 due date: October 10
 

Amount & Project Period:

$275,000 (Direct Costs) - 2 years

Eligibility:

All Ranks
 

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071
 

FOA Link:

PAR-14-013  (New FOA number- replaces PAR-11-216)
 



NEW OPPORTUNITY
June 27 (OSR)
July 1 (Sponsor)
Jr Fac
Clin Fellows
Non-federal Basic or
Trans/Clin Res

Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award

Specifically designed to provide funding to extraordinary early career researchers with an innovative new idea but w/out sufficient preliminary data to obtain traditional funding.  Research must be novel, exceptionally creative and have strong potential for high impact in the cancer field.

 

Due Date:

Completed Application Due:
June 27 (OSR)
July 1 by 4:00pm (Sponsor)
 

Amount & Project Period:

$150,000/year for 3 years
 

Eligibility:

Applicants must belong to one of the following categories: Tenure-track Assistant Professors w/in first 3 years of obtaining initial Assistant Professor position. (Cut-off date: July 1, 2011.) Clinical Instructors and Senior Clinical Fellows (in final year of sub-specialty training) holding an MD and pursuing a period of independent research before taking a tenure-track faculty position.

Distinguished Fellows w/an exceptional record of research accomplishment identified by their institution to pursue an independent research program and who have dedicated laboratory space.
Applicants are expected to commit a minimum of 80% of their time to conducting research
 

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

Links:

Innovation Award Overview
Application Guidelines

 

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