July 2014

NCI Standard Funding Opportunity Announcements

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
U01 NCI
July 08 All Faculty Federal Cancer Epidemiology

Infrastructure & Methodological Research for Cancer Epi Cohorts

Support for infrastructure and core functions for existing or new Cancer Epidemiology Cohorts (CECs).
Due Dates:  July 3 - OSR Ι July 8 - Sponsor
Amount & Project Period: Budget not limited for 5 years
Eligibility: All Faculty
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071
FOA Link: PAR-14-160



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July 9 (Concept) All Ranks Non-federal HIV

Implementation Science Research

Evaluating innovative service delivery models and community partnerships focused on the HIV treatment cascade for gay men, other men who have sex with men, and transgender individuals (GMT) in low- and middle-income countries.

Due Dates: Jul 09 (Concept Paper) Ι Invited: Aug 22 (OSR) Ι Aug 26 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $300,000/year (Total) - 3 years
Eligibility: All Ranks - Must include balanced partnership(s) between the research organization and at least one community-based organization (CBO) or clinic serving GMT populations in a low- or middle-income country.  CBO partner organizations must be led and largely staffed by GMT individuals.
Contact: Linda Nolan (x6071)
RFA Link: Implementation Science Research

July 10 (Pre-app.) All Ranks - see below Federal Neurofibromatosis

Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP)

New Investigator Award

Supports development of independent investigators and/or transition of established investigators into a career in NF research. Experience in NF research not required. Preliminary or published data required Clinical trials not allowed.
Due Dates (All NFRP opps except as noted below): July 10 (Pre-app.) Ι July 22 (OSR) Ι July 24 (Sponsor)
Contact: Linda Nolan (x6071)
Amount & Project Period: $400,000 (Direct Costs) - 4 years
Eligibility: Independent investigator at or  below Asst. Member or equiv.
Contact: Linda Nolan (x6071)
PA Link: W81XWH-14-NFRP-NIA

Investigator-initiated Research Award

Supports highly rigorous, high-impact research with potential to make an important contribution to NF research and/or patient care. Preliminary or published data required. Optional Qualified Collaborator:  Applications that include a Qualified Collaborator meeting criteria identified in the Program Announcement may apply for a higher level of funding. Clinical trials not allowed.
Amount & Project Period: $525,000 (Direct Costs)
$575,000 if incl. Optional Qualified Collaborator - 3 years
Eligibility: At or above Asst. Member
PA Link: W81XWH-14-NFRP-IIRA

 Exploration Hypothesis Development Award

Supports initial exploration of innovative, high-risk, high-gain concepts in NF research laying groundwork for future avenues of investigation. Preliminary or published data encouraged but not required.  Clinical trials not allowed. 
Amount & Project Period: $100,000 (Direct Costs) - 2 years
Eligibility: All Ranks
PA Link: W81XWH-14-NFRP-EHDA

Clinical Trial Award

The CTA funds Phase 0, I, or II clinical trials relevant to NF and/or schwannomatosis. Combinations of phases are permitted. Scientific rationale and/or preliminary data are required for pilot trials and for Phase I, II trials.
Amount & Project Period: $900,000 (Direct Costs) - 4 years
Eligibility: At or above Asst.member
PA Link: W81XWH-14-NFRP-CTA


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July 11 Jr. faculty Non-federal Pain Research

Future Leaders in Pain Research Grant Program

Encourages research in pain that will add to existing body of knowledge, and allow investigators to develop pilot data to aid in securing additional major grant funding.
 
Due Dates: July 09 (OSR) Ι July 11 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $300,000/year (Total) - 18 months
Eligibility: APS member w/in six years of completing doctoral degree
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071
Links: Future Leaders in Pain Guidelines
Future Leaders in Pain Research Grant Program
July 15 All Faculty Ranks Internal Funding Clinical Trials

Moffitt Clinical Trial Funding Opportunity - Cycle II

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 Dates: July 15 (as a pdf file to Maureen Ahearn (x8824)
Amount & Project Period: $100,000 for the clinical trial (including trial coordination, data management, non-billable lab tests, etc.) and up to $50,000 for correlative science costs (including shared resources, research lab supplies and tech support).
Eligibility: All Faculty Ranks
Contact: Maureen Ahearn (x8824)
RFA Link: RFP Clinical Trial Funding Opportunity


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July 17 (Pre-app) Postdocs/Jr Faculty Non-federal Breast

Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation - 2014-2015 Requests for Applications

As more is learned about the factors that make cancer cells grow and spread, more is invested in the translation of this knowledge into treatment, early detection and prevention.

Due Dates: July 17 (Pre-application) Ι Invited: Nov 17 (OSR) Ι Nov 20 (Sponsor)
Contact: Linda Nolan (x6071)
RFA Link: 2014-2015 Requests for Applications

Career Catalyst Research Grants (CCR)

Hypothesis-driven research projects having significant potential to advance understanding of breast cancer and lead to reductions in breast cancer incidence and/or mortality in 2 Research Focus Areas: Basic/Translational and Clinical.
Amount & Project Period: $150,000/year - 3 years
Eligibility: Terminal Degree req’d.  Must have faculty appt. or formal offer at time of full application or < 6 years in faculty appt
Not currently a PI on an existing R01
Not required to be a U.S. citizen or resident
RFA Link: Career Catalyst Research Grants (CCR)

Graduate Training in Disparities Research (GTDR)

To establish and/or sustain a training program for a minimum of three graduate students who are seeking careers dedicated to understanding and eliminating disparities in breast cancer outcomes across population groups
Amount & Project Period: $135,000/year - 3 years
Eligibility: Full time Faculty conducting breast cancer disparities research and not required to be U.S. citizens or residents
RFA Link: Graduate Training in Disparities Research (GTDR) 

Postdoctoral Fellowship Grants

Basic/Translational Research:  Both basic (Ph.D.) or clinical (M.D.) fellows proposing research projects that are laboratory- or field- based and do not meet Komen's definition of clinical research.
Clinical Research:  Clinical, patient-oriented research projects that involve direct interactions with human subjects/patients, including studies such as therapeutic interventions or clinical trials.
Amount & Project Period: $60,000/year - 3 years
Eligibility: MD, PhD, DrPH, DO, req'd. 
May not hold faculty appointment
Is not required to be a U.S. citizen or resident
RFA Link: Postdoctoral Fellowship Grants
July 23 (Pre-app.) See Below Federal Biospecimen Resource Site

Prostate Cancer Research Program

Prostate Cancer Biospecimen Resource Site Award

Support the expansion of the PCBN by adding Resource Sites that will enhance the biorepository's utility to prostate cancer researchers through the provision of biospecimens that are unique and/or in limited supply.
Due Dates: July 23 (Pre-app) Ι Invited: Oct 27 (OSR) Ι Oct 29 (Sponsor)
Contact: Linda Nolan (X6071)
Amount & Project Period: $200,000/year (Direct Costs) - 2 years
Eligibility: Assistant Member or above
PA Link: W81XWH-14-PCRP-PCBRSA

Laboratory - Clinical Transition Award

Supports product-driven preclinical studies of promising lead agents or medical devices that have the potential to revolutionize prostate cancer clinical care.
 
Amount & Project Period: $500,000/year (Direct Costs) - 3 years
Eligibility: Assistant Member or above
PA Link: W81XWH-14-PCRP-LCTA

Dr. Barbara Terry-Koroma Health Disparity Research Award

Supports new ideas based on innovative concepts or methodologies for health disparity research with the potential to make an important contribution toward eliminating death from prostate cancer and enhancing the well-being of men impacted by the disease. Applicants for this award must explicitly state how the proposed research is related to an area of prostate cancer health disparity.
 
Due Dates: July 23 (Pre-app) Ι Invited: Sept 22 (OSR) Ι Sept 24 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $350,000 (Direct Costs) - 3 years (New & Established Investigators
$600,000 (Direct Costs - 3 years (If using Qualified Collaborator Option)
Additional $92,500 (if using Nested Health Disparity Traineeship Option for pre-doctoral trainee)
Additional $115,000 (if using Nested Health Disparity Traineeship Option for postdoctoral trainee)
Eligibility:  Assistant Member or above
PA Link: W81XWH-14-PCRP-HDRA

Clinical Exploration Award

Supports clinical trials encompassing Phase 0, Phase I, or pilot Phase II for drugs or drug combinations, Class II or III for devices, or other types of trials conducting early clinical testing of innovative approaches for prostate cancer.  Also supports innovative, hypothesis-based, correlative studies that derive from ongoing or completed clinical trials supported by other funding sources.
Amount & Project Period: $450,000 (Direct Costs) - 5 years
Eligibility: Assistant Member or above.
PA Link: W81XWH-14-PCRP-CEA


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July 23 (Abstracts) Postdocs/Jr.Faculty Non-federal Gynecologic

2014-2015 Research Grants & Awards

Supports research and training related to gynecologic cancers. Application should be for ovarian cancer research, endometrial cancer research or gynecologic cancer research.
Due Dates: July 23 (Abstracts) Ι Invited: Oct 6 (OSR) Ι Oct 8 Sponsor
Amount & Project Period: $50,000 - 1 year
Eligibility:

Priority given to young investigators not previously funded by DOD, ACS or NCI in this area.
Non-physician PhD's must have a co-sponsor who is a board certified gynecologic oncologist. 

Contact: Linda Nolan (x6071)
Links: Research and Opportunities  
2014–2015 Foundation for Women's Cancer Research Grants
 


July 28 Postdocs Non-Federal Career Development

Stand Up To Cancer-Cancer Research UK Translational Research Fellowship

Translational research addressing critical problems in cancers with potential to deliver patient benefit.

Due Dates: July 24 - (OSR) Ι July 28 - (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $315,000 total costs for 4 years
Eligibility: Open to US and UK-based individuals holding a PhD and/or a US medical degree and have less than 2 years of postdoctoral or clinical research experience.   Must identify 1 qualified US host laboratory and mentor,  and 1 qualified UK host laboratory and mentor. Work must be performed in 2 phases: 1 in the United States and 1 in the United Kingdom.
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071
Links: SU2C Funding Opportunities - AACR
Cancer Research UK Program
Guidelines
T32 NIH
July  28 Sr. Faculty Federal Big Science Training

Pre-doctoral Training in Biomedical Big Data Science

This pre-doctoral training initiative:
1. Requires trainees to work effectively at the intersection of computer science/informatics, statistics/mathematics, and biomedical science;
2. Expects active participation of training faculty from all 3 of these scientific disciplines working collaboratively as co-mentors of trainees in Big Data Science; and
3. Develops skills required to participate in a team approach to solving data-intensive biomedical problems.
Due Dates: July 24 (OSR) Ι July 28 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: Approximately $350,000 total costs over 5 years
Eligibility: Established Investigators in areas relevant to biomedical Big Science Data.
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071
RFA Link: RFA-HG-14-004
R01 NIMHD
July 28 (LOI) All Ranks Federal Health Disparities

Basic and Applied Biomedical Research on Minority Health and Health Disparities

Basic and applied research on fundamental biological mechanisms involved in disease conditions that disproportionately affect health disparity populations and therapies, or interventions that can directly or demonstrably contribute to reducing or eliminating health disparities.
Due Dates: July 28 (LOI) Ι August 26 (OSR) Ι August 28 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $250,000 (Direct Costs) - 5 years
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Linda Nolan (X6071)
RFA Link: RFA-MD-14-005

July 29 (Pre-app) All Ranks Federal Lung

Lung Cancer Research Program

Concept Award

The Concept Award supports highly innovative, untested, potentially groundbreaking concepts in lung cancer w/emphasis on innovation. Projects involving human subjects or human biological substances must be exempt or eligible for expedited review. Clinical trials not allowed. Preliminary data discouraged.
Due Dates: July 29 (Pre-app) Ι August 08 (OSR) Ι August 12 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $100,000 (Direct Costs) -1 year
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Linda Nolan (x6071)
RFA Link:  W81XWH-14-LCRP-CA

July 31 Postdocs & Faculty Non-Federal Cutaneous Lymphoma

2014 CLARIONS Award Program - Curing Cutaneous Lymphoma by Advancing Research, Innovation and Offering New Solutions

 Innovative research in all areas of cutaneous lymphomas with particular interest in etiology and risk factors of cutaneous lymphomas, measures of disease impact on effected individuals and populations, translating discoveries into diagnostic and therapeutic advances,  optimizing therapies and improving quality of life for individuals with cutaneous lymphomas.
Due Dates: July 29 (OSR) Ι July 31 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $25,000 for 1 year
Eligibility: Investigators at all levels, from clinical and postdoctoral fellows to established investigators, are eligible to receive awards. Medical students and graduate students are not eligible.
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071
Links: Research Awards Program
CLARIONS Application Manual
Grant Application
August 1 Postdocs/Fellows Non-federal CDA/Neurology

Medical Education Research Training Fellowship

Priority given for plans evaluating educational outcomes impacting learning and medical practice change, population health outcomes, & patient quality or safety outcomes Intervention population may be medical students, residents, practicing physicians (i.e., CME), or inter-professional health care teams.
Due Dates: July 30 (OSR) Ι August 01 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $65,000 - 1 year
Eligibility: Must be an AAN member (Active or Junior) embarking on a career in medical education research who has completed a neurology, child neurology, or neuro-developmental disabilities residency or neurology fellowship w/in the past 5 years.
Contact: Linda Nolan (x6071)
Links: Application Guidelines
AAN Overview


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August 1 Postdocs & Jr Faculty Non-federal HIV Malignancies

Young Investigator Pilot Award

To support innovative ideas for clinical and/or behavioral-epidemiological HIV-related research that utilizes ACSR's annotated biospecimens.
Due Dates: July 30 (OSR) Ι August 01 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $20,000 (Direct Costs only)
Eligibility: Hold a faculty appointment or be mentored by a faculty member          
Required to utilize specimens from the ACSR
Contact: Linda Nolan (X6071)
RFA Link: ACSR Young Investigator Pilot Award
R01 NCI
August 3 All Faculty Federal Mouse Models

Collaborative Research Projects to Enhance Applicability of Mouse Models for Translational Research (Collaborative R01)

Applications sought from multi-disciplinary teams to expand, improve, or transform the utility of mouse cancer and tumor models for translational research.

For a linked set of collaborative R01s, each site has its own Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s), and the program provides a mechanism for cross-site coordination and communication.
Due Dates: July 31 (OSR) Ι August 03 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $450,000/year (Direct Costs) - 3 years
Eligibility: All Faculty
Contact: Linda Nolan (X6071)
FOA Link: PAR-14-240
R01 NCI
August 3 All Ranks Federal Mouse Models

Research Projects to Enhance Applicability of Mouse Models for Translational Research

Scope:   Overcoming limitations of mouse and human-in-mouse oncology models,  defining a new translational use of models or mouse genetics for unmet needs, advancing standard practices for modeling human cancers and tumors in mice,  and for validating and credentialing models, or develop widely applicable tool strains or resources that enable cross-species comparisons.
Due Dates: July 31 (OSR) Ι August 03 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $450,000/year (Direct Costs ) - 3 years
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Linda Nolan (x6071)
FOA Link: PAR-14-241
U24 NCI
August 07 All Faculty Federal Mouse Models

Oncology Models Forum

Establish and maintain an "Oncology Models Forum" Focus is anticipated to be on effective, reliable use of mice, mouse models, and human-in-mouse models in translational cancer research, and other mouse modeling needs that the scientific community identifies.
Due Dates: July 02 (LOI) Ι August 05 (OSR) Ι August 07 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $750,000/year (Direct Costs) - 5 years
Eligibility: All Faculty
Contact: Linda Nolan (X6071)
FOA Link: PAR-14-239


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August 1 (LOI)
October 15
Clinical Faculty Non-federal Unrestricted

Clinical Research Professor

Awarded to outstanding mid-career investigators who have made seminal contributions that have changed the direction of clinical, psychosocial, behavioral, health policy or epidemiologic cancer research.

Due Dates: Aug 1 (Letter of Intent)  |  Oct 13 (OSR)  |  Oct 15 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $400,000 (Total) - 5 years (renewable)
Eligibility: Clinical Faculty
Contact: Linda Nolan
RFA Link: ACS Clinical Research Professor Award



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August 8 All Ranks Non-federal Mesothelioma

Grants for Mesothelioma Research

Encouraged projects include strategies for early detection; definition of targetable differences between normal & transformed mesothelium and development of novel strategies for treatment taking advantage of these targets; determination of clinical/molecular determinants for prognosis; and therapeutic interventions.

Due Dates: August 6 (OSR) Ι August 8 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $50,000/year - 2 years
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Linda Nolan (X6071)
Links: Mesothelioma Research Grants
http://www.curemeso.org 

August 13 Postdocs/Jr Faculty Non-federal Lung Cancer

Uniting Against Lung Cancer (UALC) - Legacy Program

Seed money for promising and potentially transformative new projects. Interdisciplinary collaborations strongly encouraged. Does not require large amounts of preliminary data, but must have a clear hypothesis and research plan.
Due Dates: August 11 (OSR) Ι August 13 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $50,000/year (Incl. 10% F&A) - 2 years
Eligibility: Hold a faculty appointment or be mentored by a faculty member
Contact: Linda Nolan (x6071)
Links: Legacy Program  (Guidelines)
Uniting Against Lung Cancer (Funding Opps. Page)
August  11 Jr Faculty Internal Funding Career Development

Moffitt Medical Group (MMG) Junior Faculty Team Research Award Cycle I

Promotes exploration of innovative ideas and establishment of new collaborations.
MMG Junior Faculty Team Research Award may be awarded to investigators working with animal models, or to investigators using human tissue, fluid or blood samples for pre-clinical studies.
Due Dates: August 11 (Single pdf file to Kim Murphy by 4:00pm)
Amount & Project Period: $20,000 to $50,000 - 1 year
Eligibility: MD or PhD, and member of Moffitt Medical Group (MMG). Must have a track record of productivity.  Those new to cancer research will receive priority.
Contact: Kim Murphy (x1432)
RFA Link: MMG Jr. Faculty Team Research Guidelines | Application

August 15 Postdoc/Fellows Non-federal Career Development

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 Dates: August 13 (OSR) Ι August 15 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: 3-year period
Level 1: Stipend: $50,000/yr. Allowance: $2,000/yr
Level 2: Stipend: $60,000/yr. Allowance: $2,000/yr.
Eligibility: Level 1 Funding: Basic and physician-scientist – degree received
Less than 1 year prior to the Fellowship Award Committee (FAC) meeting when application is considered, and not have been in Sponsor's lab more than 1 year prior to meeting.
Level 2 Funding: Physician-scientist applicant - (MD, MD/PhD, DDS, DVM or equiv.) must have completed residency & clinical training and be board-eligible in U.S. at award. Postdoctoral fellows, clinical fellows and clinical instructors are eligible. Foreign candidates may apply to do research only in U.S.
Contact: Linda Nolan (X6071)
Link: Fellowship Application Guidelines
R21/R33 NIH

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August 15 All Ranks Federal Smoking Cessation

Exploratory Studies of Smoking Cessation Interventions for People with Schizophrenia

Applications to generate and conduct preliminary tests of targeted smoking cessation treatments for individuals with schizophrenia. Applications that focus on early-stage, treatment generation and pilot clinical trials that are consistent with an experimental therapeutic approach are encouraged.
Due Dates: August 13 (OSR) Ι August 15 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: R21:  $275,000/year (Direct Costs) - 2 years                              R33:  $450,000 (Direct Cost Total) - 3 years
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Linda Nolan (X6071)
FOA Link: PAR-14-230
R33 NIH

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August 15 All Ranks Federal Smoking Cessation

Exploratory Studies of Smoking Cessation Interventions for People with Schizophrenia

Type I will conduct exploratory testing of novel, targeted treatments for smoking cessation for individuals with schizophrenia. Type II will conduct exploratory testing of targeted implementation strategies of existing efficacious treatments at the service-delivery system level.
Due Dates: August 13 (OSR) Ι August 15 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $450,000 (Direct Cost Total)  - 3 years
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Linda Nolan (x6071)
FOA Link: PAR-14-231
August 1 (Pre-app)
Jr Faculty Federal Breast Cancer 

Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP)

Era of Hope Scholar Award

Central feature of the award is innovative contribution of Principal Investigator (PI) toward ending breast cancer.  PI should articulate a vision challenging current dogma and demonstrating ability to look beyond tradition and convention.
Due Dates: August 1 (Pre-app) Ι August 13 (OSR) Ι August 15 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $2,500,000 direct costs for 5 years.
Eligibility: Jr. Faculty: Independent investigator within 6 years of last training position.
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071
PA Link: W81XWH-14-BCRP-EOHS
U01 NIBIB
August 11 (LOI)
All Faculty Federal Radiation Dosing

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

 Research leading to reduction of patient radiation exposure from a routine CT scan to exposures <1 mSv.
Due Dates: August 11 (LOI) Ι Sept 07 (OSR) Ι  Sept 11 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: Unlimited budget  -  4 years
Eligibility: All Faculty
Contact: Linda Nolan,  (x6071)
FOA Link: PAR-12-206
August 15 All Ranks Non-Federal Pancreatic Cancer

Hershberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research Seed Grants

To provide start-up funding to test innovative ideas for improving diagnosis and to develop new treatment modalities in pancreatic cancer; obtain preliminary data required for additional funding impact on the understanding of pancreatic cancer cell biology, biochemistry, physiology, morphology and response to therapy and to establish collaborations within the field.
Due Dates: August 13 (OSR)  Ι  August 15 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $50,000 - 1 year (Renewable)
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071
RFA Link: Seed Grants
U01 NCI

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August 17 (LOI) All Faculty Federal Screen-detected Lesions

Molecular and Cellular Characterization of Screen-Detected Lesions - Coordinating Center and Data Management Group

Applications for a Coordination and Data Management Group (CDMG) to conduct biological analysis of screen-detected, interval-detected, and symptom-detected cancers. 
 
Responsibilities will be: 1) coordination of consortium-wide meetings and conferences, and collaborative activities; 2) statistical support and computational analysis; and 3) data management and protocol development for the biorepository.
 
Due Dates: Aug 17 (LOI) Ι  September 15 (OSR) Ι September 17 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: Not to exceed $300,000 (Direct costs) - 3 years
Eligibility: All Faculty
Contact: Linda Nolan (x6071)
RFA Link: RFA-CA-14-011
August 27 (Pre-app.) Postdocs Federal Career Development

Prostate Cancer Research Program

Postdoctoral Training Award

Supports prostate cancer research training opportunities for recent doctoral graduates.

Due Dates: August 27 (Pre-app) Ι  Sept 08 (OSR) Ι  Sept 10 (Sponsor)
Contact: Linda Nolan (x6071)
Amount & Project Period: $57,500/year (Direct Costs) - 2 years
Eligibility: Postdocs
PA Link: W81XWH-14-PCRP-PTA
 

 Physician Research Training Award

Supports a mentored training experience to prepare physicians with clinical duties and/or responsibilities for productive careers in prostate cancer research. Emphasizes equally the quality of both the research and the training proposed.
Amount & Project Period: $130,000/year (Direct Costs) - 4 years
Eligibility: Must be a physician with clinical duties in the last year as resident/fellow or within 3 years of Jr Faculty appointment.
PA Link: W81XWH-14-PCRP-PRTA
August 29 Established Faculty Non-federal Gastric Cancer

R. Robert & Sally Funderburg Research Award in Gastric Cancer

Novel approaches in gastric cancer research, including:  gastric mucosal cell biology; regeneration and regulation of cell growth; inflammation as precancerous lesions; genetics of gastric carcinoma; oncogenes in gastric epithelial malignancies; epidemiology of gastric cancer; etiology of gastric epithelial malignancies; or clinical research in diagnosis or treatment of gastric carcinoma.
 
Due Dates: August 27 (OSR) Ι  August 29 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $50,000/year - 2 years
Eligibility: Established Investigator in Gastric Biology
AGA membership required at time of submission
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071
RFA Link: Research Award in Gastric Cancer
 

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September 01 Jr. faculty Non-federal See Programs Below

PhRMA Foundation

Due Dates: August 28 (OSR) Ι  September 01 (Sponsor)
Contact: Linda Nolan, x6071
Primary Link: 2015 Awards
Pre-doctoral fellowships: $20,000/year - 2 years
Postdoctoral Fellowships: $40,000 stipend only/year - 2 years
Research Starter Grants: $100,000 - 1 year

Center for Adherence Improvement

Support for career development activities of individuals prepared to engage in research that is aimed at improving medication adherence. Relevant research goals include development or evaluation of policies, interventions, or tools potentially successful in improving medication adherence.
Pre-doctoral Fellowship Full-time, advanced, in-residence PhD candidates in the field of pharmaceutics. Must hold a BS, MS, or PharmD in pharmacy or a related area such as chemistry or biology
Post Doctoral Fellowships Must hold a PhD degree in pharmaceutics or a related discipline from an accredited U.S. university or expect to receive such a degree before activation of fellowship
Research Starter Grants Must be in a tenure track position 3 or less years w/a rank of instructor or asst. professor and doctoral level investigators w/equivalent positions Proposed research may not be subsidized to any significant degree by a competitive extramural grant. US citizen/permanent resident only.
 

Informatics Program

Promotes development and use of informatics in an integrative approach towards understanding human biological and disease processes. Preference is for research that combines novel computational methods together with experimental validation. Proposals must contain innovative informatics components, and not solely apply bioinformatic methodologies to experimental data analysis.
Predoctoral Fellowship - 2 applications per institution Full-time, advanced, in-residence PhD candidates in the fields of informatics
Postdoctoral Fellowship Must either hold a PhD degree in an area logically or functionally related to the proposed postdoctoral activities, or expect to receive the PhD before activation of award. US citizens and Permanent residents
Research Starter Grants Jr. Faculty - Tenure track

Pharmacology/Toxicology Program

Research that integrates information on molecular or cellular mechanisms of action with information on the effects of an agent observed in an intact organism, either in experimental animal or clinical studies or both. Priority is given for research attempting to integrate information on the mechanism of action of a drug or chemical at the molecular or cellular level with the drug effect observed in a human or laboratory animal.
Due Date: August 29 (OSR)  Ι  September 01 (Sponsor)
Pre Doctoral Fellowships - 1 application per institution Full-time, advanced, in-residence PhD candidates in the fields of pharmacology or toxicology
Post Doctoral Fellowships Must either hold a PhD degree in an area logically or functionally related to the proposed activities or expect to receive the PhD before activation of award.
Research Starter Grants Academic rank of instructor or assistant professor and doctoral level investigators w/equivalent positions.
Proposed research may not be subsidized by a competitive extramural grant.
 

Pharmaceutics 

Research that integrates information on molecular or cellular mechanisms of action with information on the effects of an agent observed in an intact organism, either in experimental animal or clinical studies or both. Priority given for research attempting to integrate information on the mechanism of action of a drug or chemical at the molecular or cellular level with the drug effect observed in a human or laboratory animal.
Pre Doctoral Fellowships Full-time, advanced, in-residence PhD candidates in the field of pharmaceutics. Must hold a BS, MS, or PharmD in pharmacy or a related area such as chemistry or biology
Post Doctoral Fellowships Must hold a PhD degree in pharmaceutics or a related discipline from an accredited US university or expect to receive such a degree before activation of fellowship
Research Starter Grants Must be in a tenure track position <3  years w/rank of instructor or asst. professor & doctoral level investigators w/equivalent positions Proposed research may not be subsidized to any significant degree by a competitive extramural grant.


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September 3 All Faculty Non-federal Team Science

AACR Team Science Award

The research to be recognized should reflect work towards a specific scientific goal that otherwise would not be realized by any single component of the team.

Due Date September 01 (OSR) Ι  September 03 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $50,000
Eligibility: Team is comprised of independent faculty-level researchers who may be working w/in same institution or at several institutions
Contact: Linda Nolan (x6071)
Link: 2015 AACR Team Science Award


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September 3 Postdocs/Jr. faculty Non-federal Lymphoma

Lymphoma Research Foundation

Due Dates: August 29 (OSR)  |  September 3 (Sponsor)
Contact: Linda Nolan (x6071)
Primary Link: Available Grant Opportunities

Clinical Investigator Career Development Award RFP
Supports physician investigators who will contribute to the development of new lymphoma therapies and diagnostic tools.
 
Amount & Project Period: $225,000 - 3 years
Eligibility: MD with less than 5 years' experience after postdoc training

Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant RFP
Laboratory or clinic based research w/results & conclusions clearly relevant to the treatment, diagnosis or prevention of Hodgkin and/or non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Areas of research may include, but are not limited to, etiology, immunology, genetics, therapies and transplantation.
Amount & Project Period: $105,000 - 2 years
Eligibility: Completed 2 years of postdoc training or have < 2 years as instructor/assistant member at award and spend 80% time on research.

Lymphoma Clinical Research Mentoring Program RFP
A Training Program with a focus on Clinical Research in the field of non-Hodgkin and Hodgkin lymphoma. Projects must be focused on a proposed hypothesis-driven clinical research project in lymphoma.
Amount & Project Period: $10,000 - 2 years
Eligibility: Jr. Faculty in first 3 years or trainees in at least 2nd year of one of the ACGME accredited fellowship programs: Hematology/Oncology, Hematology, Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, or Hematopathology

Adolescent/Young Adult (AYA) Cooperative Group Correlative Studies
For correlative clinical/translational studies in adolescent/young adult (AYA) lymphomas. Applications must be an adjunct to a major National Cancer Institute (NCI) cooperative group research project in lymphoma. Projects should also relate to work in the clinical setting and/or involve primary lymphoma patient samples
Amount & Project Period: $50,000/year(Total) - 2 years
Eligibility: All Faculty
Link: Guidelines and Instructions
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September 07 All Ranks Federal HIV

Multidisciplinary Studies of HIV and Viral Hepatitis Co-Infection

To increase understanding of a) the pathogenic interactions between HIV and hepatitis viruses, b) co-morbidities associated with HIV/hepatitis virus co-infection, and c) the effectiveness of interferon-free direct-acting antiviral drug regimens to treat HIV/HCV co-infection. 
Due Dates: Standard AIDS dates  Ι Sept 05 (OSR) Ι Sept 07 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: Budget not limited - 5 years (R01)
$275,000 (Direct Costs) - 2 years (R21)
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Linda Nolan (x6071)
FOA Links: PAR-14-255 (R01)  |  PAR-14-254 (R21)
 

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September 15 All Ranks  Non-federal  Desmoid Tumors 

Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

Due Dates: September 11 (OSR) Ι September 15 (Sponsor)
Contact: Shaina Sine (x3658)

2014 New Investigator Grants

Funds early stage research to explore new approaches to advancing  current scientific knowledge about desmoid tumors.   Seeks young investigators new to desmoid tumor research and in need of seed funding to gather preliminary data
Amount & Project Period: $30,000 (Total) - 1 year
Eligibility: MD, PhD, or equivalent degree at or below level of Associate Professor
RFA Link: 2104 New Investigator RFA

2014 Research Grant

Funds research to advance current scientific knowledge about desmoid tumors using cutting-edge science and creative clinical applications, in addition to novel approaches addressing potential leads based on prior research

Amount & Project Period: $65,000/year - 1 year
Eligibility: MD, PhD, or equivalent degree
RFA Link: 2104 Research Grant RFA



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September 15 Principal Investigators Non-federal All Areas

The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics - The David Lehr Award

Supports proposals for investigators seeking "bridge" funds to enhance a grant application for competitive renewal, additional funds for a research project supported by a "no cost extension" to enhance a resubmission, or funds to acquire preliminary data in support of a new grant submission.
 
Due Dates: September 12 (OSR) Ι September 15 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $50,000/year - 2 years
Eligibility: Investigators in need of bridge funding (see above)           Membership in ASPET required
Contact: Linda Nolan (X6071)
RFA Link: ASPET                               
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  September 15 Postdocs Non-federal Career Development

Sloan Research Fellowships

To stimulate fundamental research by early-career scientists and scholars of outstanding promise   A program designed to stimulate fundamental research by early career scientists and scholars of outstanding promise.
Due Dates: September 11 (OSR) Ι  September 15 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $50,000 - 2 years
Eligibility: Candidates must hold a tenure track position at a degree-granting institution that includes a yearly teaching requirement. They must hold a PhD, awarded on or after September 2008, in chemistry, computational or evolutionary molecular biology, computer science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, ocean sciences, physics, or a related field. 
Contact: Linda Nolan, (x6071)


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September 18 Postdocs Non-federal Career Trng.

The Hope Funds for Cancer Research
Postdoctoral Fellowship

Innovative research projects that challenge traditional paradigms of understanding of causes, mechanisms, progression, disease markers or risk factors of the most difficult-to-treat cancers, including pancreatic, lung, liver, sarcomas, esophageal, brain, gastric, bone and ovarian cancers; and rare leukemias, lymphomas and MDS.

Due Date September 11 (OSR) Ι  September 15 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: Stipends:
$48,000 (year 01)
$50,000 (year 02)
$52,000 (year 03)
$1,500 (Travel allowance each year)
Eligibility: MD, PhD, MD/PhD, DDS, DVM. For foreign-trained physicians, equivalency will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Contact: Linda Nolan (X6071)
Links: The Postdoctoral Fellowship
Grant Criteria Guidelines



September 30 All Faculty Non-federal Scientific Achievement

National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR)
2015 Szent-Gyorgyi Prize

Annual prize, in honor of Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, Nobel Laureate and co-founder of NFCR, awarded to an outstanding researcher whose scientific achievements have expanded understanding of cancer and whose discoveries have made possible new approaches to preventing, diagnosing, and/or treating cancer.
 
Due Dates: Nominations Due:  September 30
Amount & Project Period: $25,000 cash prize and recipient will lead the next Szent-Gyorgyi prize committee as honorary chair.
Eligibility: Candidates must have made an original discovery or breakthrough in scientific understanding that has led to better prevention, earlier diagnosis, or new treatments for patients with cancer.
Contact: Linda Nolan (x6071)
Links: 2015 Szent-Gyorgyi Prize Nominations
Call for Nominations
National Foundation for Cancer Research
  October 01 Postdocs Non-federal Immunology Career Trng.

Irvington Post Doctoral Fellowships

Provides critical financial support and continued career training in cancer immunology.
 
Due Dates: September 29 (OSR) Ι  October 01 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: 3 Years:
$50,000 - Year 1
$53,000 - Year 2
$57,000 - Year 3
$1,500/year for research support
Eligibility: Must have doctoral degree by date of award activation and have less than  5 years relevant postdoctoral experience with the exception of MD applicants, who should not include years of residency in this calculation.
Contact: Linda Nolan (X6071)
RFA Link: Irvington Post Doctoral Fellowships
 October  01 All Ranks Non-federal Career Trng.

Elsa U. Pardee Foundation - Research Grants

Research directed toward identifying new treatments or cures for cancer, particularly encouraging applications for a one year period which will allow establishment of capabilities of new cancer researchers, or new cancer approaches by established cancer researchers.
Due Dates: September 29 (OSR) Ι October 01 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: Budgets are not limited - 1 year
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Linda Nolan (x6071)
RFA Link: Elsa U. Pardee Research Grants
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October 04 (LOI)
All Faculty Federal Population Science

Bridging the Gap Between Cancer Mechanism and Population Science

Incorporating insights and data from one end of the cancer research spectrum into the framework of the other, projects should cross-validate data gathered at different scales, and explore links between basic biology, population science, and potential health applications in treatment, prevention, diagnosis, and/or screening.
 
Due Dates: October 4 (LOI) Ι November 1 (OSR) Ι November 4 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: Up to $700,000/year (Direct Cost) - 5 years
Eligibility: All Faculty
Contact: Linda Nolan (x6071)
FOA Link: PAR-13-081


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October 15 All Ranks Non-federal LGBT Health

Lesbian Health Fund (LHF) of GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality 2014 - 2015 Research Grants

Especially important areas:
1. Understanding social, family, and interpersonal influences as sources of stress or support;
2. Eliminating inequalities in health care;
3. Development and testing of interventions addressing mental and physical health needs of lesbians and other SMW, including: eating disorders, obesity, cancer risks, and sexually transmitted infections;
4. Sexual and reproductive health, including family and parenting issues.
 

Due Dates: October 13 (OSR) Ι  October 15 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $500 to $10,000
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Linda Nolan (X6071)
RFA Link: LHF Grant Application Guidelines
GLMA Lesbian Health Fund

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October 15 PIs w/eligible grants Federal Dietary Supplements

Research on Dietary Supplements

To support research where supplemental funding would investigate the role of dietary supplements and/or their ingredients in health maintenance and disease prevention. Parent awards need not be focused on dietary supplements
Due Dates: October 13 (OSR) Ι October 15 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $100,000 (Total Costs) - Project and budget periods must be w/in currently approved project period for existing parent award
Eligibility: All PIs w/eligible awards (see FOA) - For parent awards that include multiple PDs/PIs, supplement may be requested by any or all of the PDs/PIs (in accordance w/existing leadership plan)
Contact: Linda Nolan (X6071)
FOA Link: PAR-14-201
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November 04 All Ranks Federal GI Microbial
Carcinogenesis

Role of the Microflora in the Etiology of Gastro-Intestinal Cancer

Hypothesis-driven studies that can define and validate molecular mechanisms determining microbe-induced carcinogenic outcomes   
Collaborative efforts between scientists currently engaged in GI cancer research with those in scientific disciplines that may not otherwise apply their expertise to study cancer etiology and prevention are encouraged

Due Dates: October 31 (OSR) Ι November 04 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: Budgets not limited - 5 years
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Linda Nolan (x6071)
FOA Link: PAR-14-242
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November 20 All Faculty Federal Collaboration with NIH

Pre-application: Opportunities for Collaborative Research at the NIH Clinical Center

Support for collaborative translational research projects aligned with NIH efforts to enhance translation of basic biological discoveries into clinical applications that improve health.
 
Due Dates: November 18 15 (OSR) Ι  November 20 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: This is the pre-application step for the application process for application to PAR-13-358 (with a due date in March of 2015).
Eligibility: All Faculty - application must include at least 1 intramural scientist as a PD/PI or collaborator, and at least some of the research must be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center
Contact: Linda Nolan (x6071)
FOA Link: PAR-13-357
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