July 2016

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


Ongoing All Ranks Non-federal Culture of Health

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
Evidence for Action: Investigator-Initiated Research to Build a Culture of Health

Development of data and evidence needed to advance a Culture of Health.  Research could:
(1) Provide evidence for factors in the Action Framework that are believed - but not yet proven to impact health; (2) Reframe or challenge existing ideas; (3) Integrate existing data and methods across disciplines and sectors; and/or (4) Identify actions that can improve health for marginalized populations.
Due Dates: Applicants can expect notification w/in 6-8 weeks of a 2-page Letter of Intent submission. Invited applicants will have 2 months to submit a proposal. Funding decisions will generally be made within 6-8 weeks of the full submission.
Amount & Project Period: ~$200,000 - up to 30 months
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Links: Overview Ι 2015 Call For Proposals

Ongoing All Ranks Federal See BAA

Army Research Office Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
Basic and Applied Scientific Research

The purpose of this BAA is to solicit research proposals in the engineering, physical, life, and information sciences for submission to the Army Research Office (ARO) for consideration for possible funding.
Due Dates: Open until Mar. 31, 2017
Proposers are to submit white papers prior to submission of a complete proposal. Based on assessment of white papers, feedback will be provided to encourage or discourage submission of full proposals.
Amount & Project Period: No specific dollars have been reserved - 3 years
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Links: ARO CORE BAA-W911NF-12-R-0012-Mod 03



Broad Agency Announcement has been updated.  See new link at right.
Ongoing All Ranks Federal See BAA

United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) Broad Agency Announcement for Extramural Medical Research
W81XWH-16-R-BAA1

The mission of the USAMRMC is to provide solutions to medical problems of importance.  Projects must be for basic and applied research. Projects must be for scientific study and experimentation directed toward advancing the state of the art or increasing knowledge or understanding.  (See general description of research and development programs, including research areas of interest in the announcement.)
Due Dates: Open continuously from Oct. 01, 2015 through Sept. 30, 2016. Organizations are required to submit pre-proposals/pre-applications. 
Amount & Project Period: Budgets are not limited - up to 5 years
Eligibility: All individuals, regardless of ethnicity, nationality, or citizenship status, employed by, or affiliated with, an eligible organization.
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
NEW Link: W81XWH-16-R-BAA1 (Rev 1) 


Rolling All Ranks Non-federal Pediatric

Thrasher Research Fund
E.W. "Al" Thrasher Awards

Ideal applications address significant health problems that affect children in large numbers and offer the potential for practical solutions to these problems.  Such solutions sh/be innovative and have potential for broad applicability w/low financial and/or technical barriers to implementation.  Hypothesis-driven research is preferred over exploratory, hypothesis-generating research. Projects with a shorter distance to clinical applicability are given priority.
Due Dates: Concept papers accepted on a rolling basis, and time from submission to decision is 1-6 weeks.  Submission of full proposal is allowed up to 1 year after approval of concept.  Review and response on proposal can take about 4 months.  Proposals and reviews are submitted to Committees at the beginning of February and August and final decisions are made in late Mar. and late Sept. 
Amount & Project Period: Grant amount is based on the actual budgetary needs of the project - Up to 3 years
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Link: Overview and Guidance


June 23 (Pre-app.) All Faculty Federal Prostate

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)
Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP)
Idea Development Award  W81XWH-16-PCRP-IDA  

This award supports new ideas representing innovative approaches to prostate cancer research.  Research deemed innovative may represent a new paradigm, challenge current paradigms, look at existing problems from new perspectives, or exhibit other highly creative qualities.  Research that is an incremental advance upon published data is not considered innovative.   This award also emphasizes potential short-term and long-term impact of the research project on prostate cancer research and/or patient care.
Due Dates: June 23 (Pre-application)
Invited Submissions:  Oct. 04 (OSR) I Oct. 06 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: Established PIs:                    $600,000 (Direct Costs)
W/Partnering PI Option:    $1,000,000 (Direct Costs)        New Investigator Option:   $275,000 (Direct Costs)
Period of performance:     3 years
Eligibility: Established Investigators:  Independent investigators at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent);
partnering PI option supports synergistic partnerships among established investigators, structured for up to a total of 3 PIs.
New Investigators: must meet the following criteria:
     1. Freedom to pursue individual aims w/out formal
         mentorship;
     2. Not previously received a PCRP Idea Development  
         Award;
     3. Either completed at least 3 years of postdoctoral
         training or fellowship (if never held an independent
         faculty position); or been in an independent faculty
         position for <5 years.
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Links: Program Announcement I https://eBRAP.org (Pre-app.)


June 23 (Pre-app.) All Faculty Ranks Federal See Below

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)
Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP)

Due Dates June 23 (Pre-application)
Invited Submissions:  Oct. 17 (OSR) Ι Oct. 19 (Sponsor)
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Primary Links: https://eBRAP.org (Pre-app.)
FY16 Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP)

Investigator-Initiated Research Award
W81XWH-16-PRMRP-IIRA

This award is designed to support research w/potential to yield highly impactful data that could lead to critical discoveries or major advancements. The PI must clearly articulate the project's potential immediate and long-range outcome(s)/product(s) (knowledge and/or materiel) and how they will impact a central critical problem or question.
Amount & Project Period: Single PI:                       $1,200,000 (Direct Costs)
Partnering PI Option: $1,500,000 (Direct Costs)
Performance Period:   3 years
Link: Program Announcement 
 

Technology/Therapeutic Development Award
W81XWH-16-PRMRP-TTDA

This is a product-driven award mechanism intended to provide support for the translation of promising preclinical findings into products for clinical applications, including prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment, or quality of life, in at least one of the Congressionally directed FY16 PRMRP Topic Areas. Applications must include relevant data that support the rationale for the proposed study.
Amount & Project Period: $3,000,000 (Direct Costs) - 3 years
Link: Program Announcement




June 23 All Ranks Non-federal Bavituximab

Phase I/II Clinical Trials and Correlative Trials of Bavituximab for Solid Tumors

The overall aim is to develop innovative studies to help determine the role of bavituximab in expanding efficacy and/or improving outcomes for patients treated with immunotherapy or with modalities that increase tumor antigenicity.  It is hoped that the concepts submitted in response to this RFP will prove useful in guiding further development of bavituximab.   Studies with correlative endpoints are encouraged.
Due Dates: June 21 (OSR) Ι June 23 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: Phase I Studies & Single-Arm Phase II:
$300,000 - 2 years
Correlative Studies:  $100,000 - 2 years
Add $100,000 for multi-institutional studies
Funding should not exceed $500,000 as itemized above.
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Link: NCCN Investigator's Login


June 29 (Pre-app.) See Below Federal See Below

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP)
Due Dates: June 29 (Pre-application)
Invited Submissions:  Oct 24 (OSR) Ι Oct 26 (Sponsor)
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Primary Links: https://eBRAP.org (Pre-app.)
FY16 Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP)
Focused Program Award
W81XWH-16-PRMRP-FPA

Applications must describe a unifying, overarching challenge to be addressed by a set of research projects. The overarching challenge must be relevant to a critical problem or question in the field of research and/or patient care in at least one of the FY16 PRMRP Topic Areas.  Applications shall include multiple, distinct research projects led by individual project leaders that address complementary aspects of the overarching challenge. Projects must be interrelated and synergistic, and advance a solution beyond what would be possible through individual efforts.
Amount & Project Period: $10,000,000 (Total) - 4 years
Eligibility: PI must be at or above Full Professor (or equiv.) level;
PI must commit at least of 20% effort to this award
Project leaders must be at or above Asst. Professor (or equiv.) level.
Link: Program Announcement 
 

Clinical Trial Award
W81XWH-16-PRMRP-CTA

Supports rapid implementation of clinical trials w/potential to have a significant impact on a disease or condition addressed in at least one of the congressionally directed FY16 PRMRP Topic Areas. Clinical trials may be designed to evaluate promising new products, pharmacologic agents (drugs or biologics), devices, clinical guidance, and/or emerging approaches and technologies. Proposed projects may range from small proof-of-concept trials (e.g., pilot, first in human, Phase 0) to demonstrate feasibility or inform the design of more advanced trials, through large-scale trials to determine efficacy in relevant patient populations.
Amount & Project Period: Application budget not restricted, but must be justified & appropriate to scope of proposed clinical trial - 4 years
Eligibility: Assistant Professor (or equiv.) level or above
Link: Program Announcement
K07 NIH

NEW FOA and Due Date Extension
June 30 See Below Federal Career Development

Cancer Prevention, Control, Behavioral Sciences, and Population Sciences Career Development Award

 The purpose is to support the career development of junior investigators with research or health professional doctoral degrees who want to become cancer-focused academic researchers in cancer prevention, cancer control, or the behavioral or population sciences.
Due Dates: June 28 (OSR) Ι June 30 (Sponsor) Extended
Additional Due Dates: Standard dates
Amount & Project Period: Salary Support:       Up to $100,000 +  fringe benefits/yr. Research Support:  Up to $30,000 per year
Period of Award:     5 years
Eligibility: Must have a clinical, research, or health-professional doctoral degree and a full time appointment.
Must have no more than 8 years of research experience after terminal degree at time of application; time spent in clinical training is not included w/in 8-year limit. Must commit a minimum of 75% effort to career development during mentored phase  Candidates may submit research project grant (RPG) applications concurrently with the K application, but any concurrent RPG application may not have substantial scientific and/or budgetary overlap w/K application
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
NEW FOA Link: PAR-16-284


June 30 (LOI) All Faculty Ranks Non-federal Pediatric Cancers

Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation
Familial RUNX1

ALSF and The Babich Family Foundation have partnered to raise awareness and accelerate research around familial RUNX1 disorders.
Due Dates: June 30 (Letter of Intent)
Invited Submissions:  Sept. 29 (OSR) I Oct. 03 (Sponsor)
Eligibility: Must have faculty appointment
May be MD, DO, PhD, or MD/PhD
Must have record of publication & funding productivity in the last 5 years
Multiple investigator applications that bring together pairs or teams of researches with complementary expertise are encouraged
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)   
 

2016 Familial RUNX1 Research Grant

The purpose is to fund research that will develop strategies leading to development of therapies for prevention of the transition from pre-leukemia to leukemia for patients with the familial RUNX1 disorder. Projects should focus on familial RUNX1 disorder rather than acquired RUNX1 mutations seen during the evolution of AML.
Amount & Project Period: $250,000 - 2 years
 Links: Guidelines I Grant Guidelines & Submissions
 

2016 Familial RUNX1 Patient Samples Grant

The purpose is to increase understanding of the disease pathogenesis of familial RUNX1 disorders by facilitating correlative analyses of longitudinal patient samples and outcome data. Identification of sources for the collection and annotation of samples from patients with familial RUNX1 disorders will be foundational to building the familial RUNX1 disorder research program.  Projects should focus on familial RUNX1 disorder rather than acquired RUNX1 mutations seen during the evolution of AML
Amount & Project Period: Up to $250,000/yr.  - 2 years
Links: Guidelines I Grant Guidelines & Submissions


June 30 All Faculty Non-federal Children's Leukemia

Children's Leukemia Research Association (CLRA)
Research Grants

These research grants are for doctors who are conducting the most promising research into leukemia, in the hopes of isolating the causes and finding a cure for this dread disease.
Due Dates: June 28 (OSR) Ι June 30 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $30,000 - 1 year
Eligibility: All Faculty Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Link: Overview and Application

June 30 Graduate Students Non-federal Career Development

James S. McDonnell Foundation
2016 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Studying Complex Systems

The JSMF Fellowship is designed to provide students with an opportunity to seek potential postdoctoral research opportunities on the basis of the student's interest and desire to obtain additional skills and experience that will further their pursuit of careers in complex systems science.
Due Dates: Jul. 18 (OSR) Ι Jul. 20 (Sponsor)
Additional Due Date: Feb. 23, 2017
Amount & Project Period: $200,000 (TOTAL) - 2 to 3 years
Eligibility: Applicants may not already have a Ph.D. or expect to receive one before submission deadline.
Applicants should have theoretical and/or experimental training in Complex Systems Science.
Applicants should not have already identified a postdoctoral position and postdoctoral research mentor.
Applicants should understand that if a letter of intent to fund is received, it is unlikely that an application to remain at the same institution will be approved.
Candidates from any country are eligible
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Link: Guidelines
R03 NIH
NCI is a participating Institute
June 30 (LOI) Junior Faculty Federal Tobacco Regulatory Science

Tobacco Regulatory Science Small Grant Program for New Investigators

Applicants are encouraged to conduct projects that ultimately have potential to inform regulations on tobacco product manufacturing, distribution, and marketing.  Research projects must address the research priorities related to the regulatory authority of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) as mandated by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (FSPTCA), Public Law 111-31.
Due Dates: June 30 (Letter of Intent)
Applications due: Jul. 18 (OSR) Ι Jul. 20 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $150,000 (Direct Costs) - 2 years
Eligibility: Only New Investigators are eligible.
Excluded from consideration are individuals who have received the following from any NIH Institute or Center:
1.  Pathway to Independence Award-Research Phase
     (R00)
2.  Small Grant (R03) support in Tobacco Regulatory
     Science  
3.  Exploratory/Developmental Grant (R21) in Tobacco
     Regulatory Science
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
RFA Link: RFA-OD-15-004

    DEADLINE EXTENDED!
July 01
NEW DUE DATE		 All Faculty Ranks Non-federal Career Development/Women's Lung Cancer

A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation
2016 A Breath of Hope Research Fellowship Lung Cancer in Women

This award provides funding to clinical investigators in the field of lung cancer.  This RFP focuses on developing knowledge, understanding and solutions to lung cancer in women.
Due Dates: June 29 (OSR) Ι July 01 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $150,000 - 2 years
Eligibility: Must have one of the following: MD, MD/PhD, PhD, DO, DrPH or MS;
Must be in first five years of first full-time faculty appointment
Must be able to spend at least 50% of their time in lung cancer research.
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Links: RFP Ι ABOH Lung Cancer Research


July 01 Established Investigators Non-federal Pancreatic

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PANCAN)
Precision Promise Clinical Trial Consortium

The mission of Precision Promise is to transform outcomes for all pancreatic cancer patients. Precision Promise has three components: a Coordinating Center, a Translational Research Grants Program and a Clinical Trial Consortium. The purpose of this RFA is to constitute the Precision Promise U.S. Clinical Trial Consortium which will start with 10 U.S. clinical sites, but it is envisioned to expand to additional sites in the U.S. and globally and to incorporate just-in-time trial initiation in the future.
Due Dates: June 29 (OSR) Ι July 01(Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: One-time upfront $15,000 to establish each CTC site; $100,000/yr. to support Master Protocol and general CTC activities;
20% for indirect costs.
Contracts are renewable on a yearly basis and dependent on reaching specified milestones of patient enrollment and data quality.
Eligibility: Contact PI must be an independent researcher w/a doctoral   degree (incl. PhD, MD, DO, PharmD or equiv.) in biomedical sciences or field applicable to health science research.
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Links: Overview Ι Guidelines and Instructions Ι proposalCENTRAL

July 01 All Ranks Non-federal Lung

Lung Cancer Research Foundation
Grant Program

This program provides funding for innovative research focused on the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure of lung cancer.  The Foundation encourages applications for projects investigating a wide variety of research topics, including:
    1. Prevention and screening for early detection
    2. Identification of new biomarkers and the development of targeted therapies
    3. The development of next-generation chemotherapeutic agents
    4. Supportive measures for people with lung cancer and their families Quality of
        care and outcomes research.
Due Dates: June 29 (OSR) Ι Jul. 01 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $150,000 - 2 years
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Link: Guidelines


July 01 Postdocs Non-federal Career Development

The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation
Research Fellowship

Grants financial support of sufficient duration to help further the careers of young men and women engaged in basic biological or medical research. 
Due Dates: June 29 (OSR) Ι July 01 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: Yr. 01:  $51,000 (Stipend) - $1,500 (Allowance)
Yr. 02:  $52,000 (Stipend) - $1,500 (Allowance)
Yr. 03:  $53,000 (Stipend) - $1,500  (Allowance)
Eligibility: Hold, or be in final stages of obtaining Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent;
Have <1 year of postdoctoral research experience as of due date and have received a PhD <2 years before due date, or M.D. degree <3 years before due date
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (X6804)
Link: Research Fellowships


July 01 Junior Clinical Faculty Non-federal Career Development

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
Rachleff Innovation Award

The goal is to fund high-risk/high-reward research that lacks sufficient preliminary data to secure traditional funding.
Due Dates: June 29 (OSR) Ι July 01 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $300,000 (Total) - 2 years
Note: Continued support for years 3 and 4 will be granted to those awardees who demonstrate progress on their proposed research during years 1 and 2.
Eligibility: Applicants must belong to 1 of the following:
Tenure-track Assistant Professors w/in first 4 years of initial Asst. Professor appt. (Cut-off date: July 1, 2012.)
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.  Such individuals must have an exceptional record of research accomplishment, dedicated laboratory space and support of their institution.
Note: Research Assistant Professors, Research Associate Professors, Research Scientists and Postdoctoral Fellows are not eligible. 
Applicants are expected to commit a minimum of 80% effort to research
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Link: Application Guidelines

July 01 All Ranks Non-federal Cutaneous

American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
Cutting Edge Research Grant Program (CERG)  

Submission of well-conceived research projects is encouraged.  Specifically encouraged are proposals in the areas of depth of training, scope of practice, safety and efficacy as well as research with specific relevance in:  Cosmetic medicine and surgery; Core surgical procedures and techniques; Cutaneous oncology; and  new technologies.
Due Dates: June 29 (OSR) Ι Jul. 01(Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $20,000 - 1 year
Eligibility: All Ranks;
PD/PI must be ASDS member
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Links: Overview Ι 2016 Application Site




NEW
July 01 All Ranks Non-Federal Clinical Oncology

The Hope Foundation
Early Exploration and Development (SEED) Fund

To encourage preliminary research that will translate to clinical trials or trial-associated projects (translational medicine studies) within SWOG and the National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN).  Awards may assist investigators with projects that support the following types of studies: pre-clinical data, secondary data analysis from clinical trials, pilot and feasibility studies (including early stage clinical
trials), small, self-contained research projects, or development of research methodology/technology.
Due Dates: June. 29 (OSR) Ι Jul. 01. 5:00pm, ET (Sponsor)
Additional Due Date:  December 01
Amount & Project Period: $50,000/yr. - 2 years
Eligibility: Any SWOG investigator
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
RFA Link: Research & Funding Ι Announcement


NEW
Now (LOI) All Faculty Ranks Non-federal Clinical Cancer Research

Rising Tide Foundation
Clinical Cancer Research

 The overall goal is to improve treatment options and quality of life for cancer patients by funding clinical studies focused on prevention, detection, treatments and aftercare.  This award is the vehicle by which proactive investigators may focus directly on their cancer patients' clinical problems and deliver clinical treatments that may prove successful quickly.  Of particular interest are clinical investigators who:
1. Have outstanding clinical treatment ideas relevant to today's cancer patients w/direct, meaningful therapeutic impact for enrolled patients.
2. Are driven to deliver new and better treatment options for their patients today through clinical trial studies directly relevant to Rising Tide's Mission.
3. Have collaborated to design novel, new, or pilot projects distinctly removed from currently funded research projects.
Due Dates: Letters of intent are accepted all year round
Full applications are by invitation. 
Final decisions are made at Board Meetings which normally occur three times each year (Feb. 22; May 20; and Sept. 01).
Amount & Project Period: Funding amounts based on availability of funds; duration is up to 5 years.
Eligibility: New and established Investigators
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Links: Rising Tide Cancer Research
proposalCENTRAL (Submission Site)
U01 NHGRI
NCI is a participating institute
July 06 (LOI) All Ranks Federal Clinical Genome Sequencing

Clinical Sequencing Evidence-Generating Research (CSER2) - Clinical Sites with Enhanced Diversity

The purpose is to establish Clinical Sites with Enhanced Diversity that collectively encompass a broad spectrum of healthcare settings and serve ancestrally and socioeconomically diverse patients with a wide range of clinical conditions, to: 1) define, generate and analyze evidence regarding the clinical utility of genome sequencing; 2) research critical interactions among patients, family members, health practitioners, and clinical laboratories that influence implementation of clinical genome sequencing; and 3) identify and address real-world barriers to integrating genomic, clinical, and healthcare utilization data within a healthcare system to build a shared evidence base for clinical decision-making. Applicants are expected to recruit a minimum of 60% of patients who come from racial or ethnic minority populations, underserved populations, or populations who experience poorer medical outcomes.  In contrast, applicants to the companion RFA HG-16-010 are expected to recruit a minimum of 25% of such patients.
Due Dates: Jul. 06 (Letter of Intent)
Applications Due:  Aug. 03 (OSR) Ι Aug. 05 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $2,500,000/yr. (Direct Costs) - 4 years
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
RFA Link: RFA-HG-16-011
Companion RFAs: RFA-HG-16-010 (U01) I RFA-HG-16-012, (U24)


July 07 (Pre-app) See Below Federal Prostate (Career Development)

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP)

Due Dates: Jul. 07 (Pre-application)
Applications Due: Jul. 19 (OSR) Ι Jul. 21 (Sponsor)
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Links: FY16 Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP)
https://eBRAP.org (Pre-app.)
 

Early Investigator Research Award
W81XWH-16-PCRP-EIRA

This award supports prostate cancer-focused research opportunities for individuals in the early stages of their careers, under the guidance of a designated Mentor, and allows young investigators to develop a research project, investigate a problem or question in prostate cancer research, and further their intellectual development as a prostate cancer researcher of the future.
Amount & Project Period: Pre-doc PhD & M.D./PhD:  $60,000 (Direct costs)
Post-doc MD or PhD:          $125,000 (Direct Costs)
Period of performance:     2 years
Eligibility: By March 31, 2017:
Pre-doctoral Ph.D. PIs:  Must be enrolled full-time in an accredited doctoral program and must have completed all pre-dissertation requirements
Postdoctoral Ph.D. or M.D. PIs:  Must have successfully defended doctoral thesis or possess M.D. degree, & have <3 years of postdoctoral research experience (excluding clinical residency or clinical fellowship training) and be involved in an accredited training or residency program
Link: Program Announcement
 

Physician Research Award
W81XWH-16-PCRP-PRA

The Physician Research Award supports a mentored research experience to prepare physicians with clinical duties and/or responsibilities for productive careers in prostate cancer research.   The scientific rationale and experimental methodology should demonstrate in-depth analysis of the research problem. The feasibility of the research design and methods should be well defined, and a clear plan should be articulated as to how proposed goals can be achieved. Inclusion of preliminary data relevant to prostate cancer and the proposed project is encouraged but not required.
Amount & Project Period: $520,000 (Direct Costs) - 4 years
Eligibility: At the time of application submission, the PI must be either: 
     a) In the last year of an accredited medical residency
          or medical fellowship program; or
     b) W/in 3 years of having initiated an appointment
          as Instructor, Assistant Professor, or equivalent.
40% Protected time for research is required.
Link: Program Announcement


July 07 (Pre-app.) All Ranks Federal Discovery/Pilot Projects

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP)
Discovery Award  
W81XWH-16-PRMRP-DA

The intent is to support innovative, non-incremental, high-risk/potentially high-reward research that will provide new insights, paradigms, technologies, or applications. Studies supported are expected to lay groundwork for future avenues of scientific investigation. The proposed research project should include a well-formulated, testable hypothesis based on a sound scientific rationale and study design.  Research relevant to one or more FY16 PRMRP Topic Areas may be considered for funding.
Due Dates: July 7 (Pre-application)
Invited Submissions:  Jul. 19 (OSR) Ι Jul. 21 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $200,000 (Direct Costs) - 18 months
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Links: Program Announcement  Ι https://eBRAP.org (Pre-app.)


July 08 (LOI) All Faculty Ranks Non-federal Radiation

Radiation Oncology Institute (ROI)
Leveraging Big Data to Optimize Quality Assurance and Patient Care Improvement Initiatives  

This RFP seeks proposals addressing the highest impact research questions for the field of radiation oncology.  Focus on one or several prevalent cancers is encouraged, however, any proposal that would lead to important research utilizing big data to improve quality in radiation therapy is sought.  Special consideration given to proposals w/emphasis on identifying multidisciplinary data sources from all sectors that participate in providing care for cancer patients with radiation in order to develop Quality Assessment and Improvement methods that span all care collaborators. To this end, multidisciplinary teams composed of physicists, dosimetrists, doctors, nurses, allied medical personnel and clerical employees are highly encouraged.
Due Dates: July 08 (Letter of Intent)
Invited Submissions:  Sept. 14 (OSR) Ι Sept. 16(Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $100,000/yr. (TOTAL) - 2 years
Eligibility: All Faculty Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Links: Overview Ι Guidelines and Instructions  proposalCENTRAL


NEW
July 11 All Ranks Non-federal Career Development

American Pain Society
2016 Future Leaders in Pain Research Grants Program

The purpose of this grant program is to encourage research in pain that will add to the existing body of knowledge, and to allow investigators to develop pilot data that will aid them in securing additional major grant funding.
Due Dates: Jul. 07 (OSR) Ι Jul. 11 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $25,000  - 18 months
Eligibility: Must be APS member;
Must be w/in 6 yrs. of completing doctoral degree;
Must not yet have been awarded major NIH or grant funding (R01 or equiv.)
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Link: Overview
Admin. Supplement NCI

NEW
July 12 See Below Federal Cancer Sensitivities

Mechanisms of Cancer Sensitivity and Resistance to Therapy Utilizing Samples and Information from Human Clinical Trials

Applications should be primarily responsive to either Topic 1 or 2.
Topic 1: To investigate mechanisms of intrinsic and acquired drug resistance in tumor biopsies, blood samples, or other biologic material from patients on trials with targeted anticancer agents.
Topic 2: To understand the genetic and cellular basis for increased sensitivity of cancers to treatment with agents targeting the DNA damage response, apoptosis and epigenetic pathways, and to corroborate these findings with the analysis of tumor specimens and clinical outcomes from cancer trials.
Due Dates: Jul. 08 (OSR) Ι Jul. 12 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: Up to $750,000 (Total) - 1 year
Eligibility: For active grants using the following mechanisms:
   P30 Cancer Center Support Grants (CCSG)
   P50 Specialized Program of Research Excellence
   (SPORE)
   U10 Cooperative Clinical Research - Cooperative
   Agreements for 5 US NCTN groups (Operations &
   Statistical Grants)
   Adult Brain Tumor Consortium (ABTC)
   Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC)
   UM1 Research Project with Complex Structure
   Cooperative Agreement - Cooperative Agreements for
   the 11 US sites from NCI Experimental Therapeutics
   Clinical Trials Network (ETCTN).
          Only one application per NCI award is allowed.
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Link:  Guidelines and Instructions


July 13 (LOI) See Below Non-federal Psychosocial/Pediatric

Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF)
2016 Psychosocial Grants

Due Dates: July 13 (Letter of Intent)
Invited Applications:  Oct. 12 (OSR) Ι Oct. 14 (Sponsor)
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
 Links: Guidelines I Grant Guidelines & Submissions
 

Launch Grants

Will support studies that aim to explain and/or improve psychosocial outcomes of those affected by childhood cancer.
Amount & Project Period: $100,000 - 2 years
Eligibility: W/in 7 years of obtaining terminal degree
 

Family Impact Grants

Will support studies that aim to explain and/or improve psychosocial outcomes of those affected by childhood cancer.
Amount & Project Period: $300,000 - 3 years
Eligibility: Established Investigators
R44 NCI

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July 13 See Below Federal Commercialization

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

Additional funding to support the next stage of development for projects that were previously funded under SBIR or STTR Phase II awards from any Federal agency.  Projects proposed in response to this FOA must be applicable to one of the following areas: (1) cancer therapeutics; (2) cancer imaging technologies, interventional devices, and/or in vivo diagnostics; or (3) in vitro and ex vivo cancer diagnostics and prognostics. The purpose is to facilitate transition of SBIR or STTR Phase II projects to the commercialization stage.
Due Dates: Jul. 11 (OSR) Ι Jul. 13 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $1,000,000/yr.  (Total) - 3 years
Eligibility: Organized for profit, w/place of business in the U.S.;
Has (including affiliates), no more than 500 employees.
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
RFA Link: RFA-CA-16-008


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July 14 (LOI) Postdocs/Junior Faculty Non-federal Career Development/Breast

Susan G. Komen Foundation
Career Development Awards

Two Komen Training and Career Development awards are offered that seek to bridge the funding gap faced by recently graduated PhDs and early faculty as they start their careers in breast cancer research.
Due Dates: July 14 (Letter of Intent)
Invited Submissions:   Nov. 18 (OSR) Ι Nov. 22 (Sponsor)
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Link: Current Funding Opportunities
 

Career Catalyst Research Grants (CCR)

CCR grants provide support for hypothesis-driven research projects that have significant potential to advance our understanding of breast cancer, lead to reductions in breast cancer incidence and/or mortality, and move us toward the goal of a world without breast cancer. There are two research focus areas: Basic/Translational and Clinical.
Amount & Project Period: $450,000 - 3 years
Eligibility: Must have a doctoral degree;
Must currently hold a faculty appointment or have a formal offer letter from the Institution that confirms position and start date at the time of Application submission;
Must not have held any faculty appointment, including non-tenure and tenure track appointments combined, for more than a total of 5 years at the time of Application submission;
Must not currently be or have been PI on an existing NIH R01 award or equiv. as of date of award notification (April 15, 2017)
See Announcement for additional details
Link: Letter of Intent Announcement and Instructions
 

Postdoctoral Fellowship Grants

There are 2 Research Focus Areas: Basic/Translational and Clinical.  Applications must propose research that directly relates to breast cancer and clearly describes the significant potential to lead to reductions in breast cancer incidence and/or mortality within the next decade.
Amount & Project Period: $180,000 -3 years
Eligibility: Must have a doctoral degree, by date of application submission;
May not hold any appointment designated as faculty; Must be designated as a member of Lead Mentor's lab
by date of Application Submission.
See Announcement for additional details
Link: Letter of Intent Announcement and Instructions


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July 15 (LOI) All Faculty Ranks Non-federal See Below

Florida Biomedical Research Programs
Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Program
Funding Opportunity Announcement FY 2016-2017

Due Dates: Jul. 15 (Letter of Intent - REQUIRED)
Questions may be submitted until 5:00 pm June 14th to: research@flhealth.gov.  Anticipated date for responses to post is June 21st.
Applications Due:  Aug. 25 (OSR) | Aug. 29 (Sponsor)
Eligibility: Full-time faculty member at time of application submission
Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Links: Funding Opportunity Announcements
Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Program
 

Mechanisms of Support

Discovery Science means fundamental theoretical or experimental investigative research to advance knowledge without a specifically envisaged or immediately practical application. Directed to understanding the events related to the development or prevention of cancer at the molecular, cellular, and organismic levels, as well as the discovery and development of new drugs or therapies for cancer.
Amount & Project Period: $1,500,000 (Total) - 3 years
 
Clinical Research means research that gathers evidence of the benefits and harms of various treatment options for cancer, directly involves a particular person or group of people, or uses materials from humans, such as their behavior or samples of their tissue. Clinical research can involve observational trials, trials of new medications, trials of novel medication combinations, behavioral health interventions, or health care delivery comparisons.
Amount & Project Period: $2,000,000 (Total) - 5 years
 
The Bridge mechanism provides interim support for promising investigator-initiated research projects that have been highly rated by national panels of peer reviewers in recent federal competitions but were not funded due to budgetary constraints. No more than 18 months may pass between having received a funding decision by a federal agency and submission of an application to the Bankhead-Coley program.  To be eligible, applicants must have submitted a multi-year, investigator-initiated research application to a federal agency (such as an NIH R type), and must have received a peer review summary statement indicating high scientific merit (percentile ranking of 16th or better).
Amount & Project Period: $100,000 (Total) - 6 months


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July 15 (LOI) All Faculty Ranks Non-federal See Below

Florida Biomedical Research Programs
James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program
Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) FY 2016-2017

Due Dates: Jul. 15 (Letter of Intent - REQUIRED) Questions may be submitted until 5:00 pm June 14th to: research@flhealth.gov.  Anticipated date for responses to post is June 21st.
Applications Due:  Aug. 25 (OSR) | Aug. 29 (Sponsor)
Eligibility: Full-time faculty member at time of application submission
Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Links: Funding Opportunity Announcements
James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program
 

Mechanisms of Support

Discovery Science means fundamental theoretical or experimental investigative research to advance knowledge without a specifically envisaged or immediately practical application. Directed to understanding the events related to the development or prevention of tobacco-related diseases at the molecular, cellular, and organismic levels, as well as the discovery and development of new drugs or therapies for tobacco-related diseases.
Amount & Project Period: $1,500,000 (Total) - 3 years

Clinical Research means research that gathers evidence of the benefits and harms of various treatment options for tobacco-related diseases, directly involves a particular person or group of people, or uses materials from humans, such as their behavior or samples of their tissue. Clinical research can involve observational trials, behavioral health interventions, health care delivery comparisons, or trials of new medications or medication combinations.
Amount & Project Period: $2,000,000 (Total) - 5 years
 
The Bridge mechanism provides interim support for promising investigator-initiated research projects that have been highly rated by national panels of peer reviewers in recent federal competitions but were not funded due to budgetary constraints. No more than 18 months may pass between having received a funding decision by a federal agency and submission of an application to the James and Esther King program.  To be eligible, applicants must have submitted a multi-year, investigator-initiated research application to a federal agency (such as an NIH R type), and must have received a peer review summary statement indicating high scientific merit (percentile ranking of 16th or better).
Amount & Project Period: $100,000 (Total) - 6 months

International Life Sciences Institute

Health and Environmental Sciences Institute

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July 15 (LOI) All Faculty Ranks Non-federal Adverse Effects

HESI THRIVE Research Grant Program

THRIVE offers funding for basic science, clinical, and translational research that enhances the ability to predict when and how adverse effects may occur in patients who have received cancer treatment, and supports development of approaches to avoid or lessen these effects. The program focuses on innovative cross-disciplinary research with defined impact for patients.  Preference is given to those innovative research projects that engage both non-clinical AND clinical scientists in the research project design and/or implementation. 
Due Dates: Jul. 15 (Letter of Intent)
Invited Applications: Sept. 29 (OSR) Ι Oct. 01 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $20,000 - $50,000 (Direct Costs) - Up to 2 years
Eligibility: All Faculty Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Links: THRIVE Program Ι Grant Guidelines


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July 15 All Clinical Ranks Federal Clinical Career Development

2016 SWOG Young Investigators Training Course (YITC)

The YITC gives young investigators the opportunity to work one-on-one with SWOG's most experienced leaders in order to develop a rigorous, relevant, and feasible SWOG trial concept to launch within the NCI's National Clinical Trials Network. The YITC involves intensive mentorship and an online course, and culminates in a three-day workshop with SWOG leaders.   The 2016 course will take place at the SWOG Statistical Center Offices in Seattle, WA, September 26-28.
Due Dates: Jul. 15
Amount & Project Period: Costs for the workshop including travel, ground transportation, meals, lodging, materials and the workshop will be free of charge to the selected young investigators and their institutions
Eligibility: Expected to have previous experience within SWOG
Contact: Pamela A. Smith (x6993)
Link: Application and Instructions


July 18 (Pre-app.) See Below Federal Neurofibromatosis

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP)

Due Dates: Jul. 18 (Pre-application)
Invited Submissions:  Jul. 28 (OSR) Ι Aug. 01  (Sponsor)
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Primary Links: FY16 Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP) https://eBRAP.org (Pre-app.)
 

Clinical Trial Award
W81XWH-16-NFRP-CTA

Supports research having potential for a major impact on treatment or management of NF.  Clinical trials may be designed to evaluate promising new products, pharmacologic agents (drugs or biologics), devices, clinical guidance, and/or emerging approaches and technologies.  Proposed projects may range from small proof-of-concept (i.e., pilot, first in human, or Phase 0) trials to demonstrate feasibility or inform the design of more advanced trials, through large-scale trials to determine efficacy in relevant patient populations.
Amount & Project Period: $900,000 (Direct Costs) - 4 years
Eligibility: At or above Assistant Professor (or equiv.) level
Link: Program Announcement
 

Exploration - Hypothesis Development Award
W81XWH-16-NFRP-EHDA

Supports initial exploration of innovative, high-risk, high-gain, and potentially groundbreaking concepts in NF research. Studies are expected to lay groundwork for future avenues of scientific investigation. The proposed project should include a well formulated, testable hypothesis based on strong scientific rationale and study design. The presentation of preliminary and/or published data is encouraged, but not required.
Amount & Project Period: $100,000 (Direct Costs) - 2 years 
Eligibility: All Ranks
Link: Program Announcement
 

Investigator-Initiated Research Award
W81XWH-16-NFRP-IIRA

Supports highly rigorous, high-impact research projects having potential to make an important contribution to NF research and/or patient care. Projects may focus on any phase of research, excluding clinical trials. Applications must include preliminary and/or published data that are relevant to NF and the proposed project.  
Amount & Project Period: Single PI:    $525 (Direct Costs) - 3 years
PI & OQC:  $575,000 (Direct Costs) - 3 years
Eligibility: At or above Assistant Professor (or equiv.) level
OQC must be at or above Asst. Professor level (or equiv.) and must commit at least 10% effort throughout the duration of the award.
Link: Program Announcement
 

New Investigator Award
W81XWH-16-NFRP-NIA

Supports continued development of promising independent investigators and/or the transition of established investigators from other research fields into a career in the field of NF research. Projects may focus on any phase of research, excluding clinical trials. Applications must include preliminary and/or published data that are relevant to NF and the proposed project.
Amount & Project Period: $450,000 (Direct Costs) - 3 years
Eligibility: PIs must be either:
Independent investigators at or below Asst. Professor (or equiv.); OR
Established independent investigator in area other than NF at or above Asst. Professor seeking to transition to a career in NF;
Must not have received >$300,000 (total direct costs) for previous or concurrent NF research as PI of 1 or more Federally funded, non-mentored peer reviewed grants;
PIs must not have received a New Investigator Award previously from any program w/in CDMRP;
PIs must commit at least 10% effort on proposed NF project
Link: Program Announcement


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July 19 Junior Faculty/Postdocs Non-federal Career Development

AACR Career Development Funding

Due Dates: Jul. 15 (OSR) Ι Jul. 19-NOON, ET (Sponsor)
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Link: proposalCENTRAL
 


AACR Judah Folkman Career Development Award for Angiogenesis Research

The purpose is to encourage and support a junior faculty researcher to conduct tumor angiogenesis research and establish a successful career path in this field. The research proposed for funding may be basic, translational, or clinical in nature, and must substantially advance the field of tumor angiogenesis.
Amount & Project Period: $150,000 - 2 years
Eligibility: Hold a full-time, faculty position (If eligibility is based on a future position, the position must be confirmed at the time of application, and can NOT be contingent upon receiving this grant);
Completed most recent doctoral degree w/in past 11 yrs.;
AACR membership is required
Link: 2016 Program Guidelines and Application Instructions


AACR-Bristol-Myers Squibb Fellowships in Translational Immuno-oncology

The purpose is to encourage and support postdoctoral or clinical research fellows to conduct innovative immuno-oncology research and to establish a successful career path in this field.
Amount & Project Period: $110,000 - 2 years
Eligibility: Hold full-time, mentored research position w/title of postdoctoral fellow, clinical research fellow, or equiv. Completed doctoral degree w/in past 5 years
AACR membership is required
Link: 2016 Program Guidelines and Application Instructions


AACR-Genentech BioOncology Fellowship for Cancer Research on the HER Family Pathway

The purpose is to encourage and support a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow to conduct cancer research on the HER Family Pathway and establish a successful career path in this field.
Amount & Project Period: $100,000 - 2 years
Eligibility: Hold full-time, mentored research position w/title of postdoctoral fellow, clinical research fellow, or equiv. Completed doctoral degree w/in past 5 years
AACR membership is required
Link: 2016 Program Guidelines and Application Instructions


QuadW Foundation-AACR Fellowship for Clinical/Translational Sarcoma Research

The purpose is to encourage and support a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow to conduct translational or clinical sarcoma research and to establish a successful career path in this field.
Amount & Project Period: $50,000 - 1 year
Eligibility: Hold full-time, mentored research position w/title of postdoctoral fellow, clinical research fellow, or equiv. Completed doctoral degree w/in past 5 years
AACR membership is required
Link: 2016 Program Guidelines and Application Instructions

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July 22 All Ranks Non-federal Radiation Oncology

Radiation Oncology Institute
Innovative Projects in Radiation Oncology

This award provides seed funding for innovative proposals addressing any facet of ROI's National Radiation Oncology Research Needs Assessment.  Priority research areas are:
Communication - identifying and developing communication strategies to improve awareness and understanding of radiotherapy by referring physicians, patients and others.
Quality and safety - establishing general quality indicators for radiation oncology treatment.
Comparative effectiveness - conducting comparative effectiveness studies that consider efficacy, toxicity (including quality of life) and other outcomes.
Toxicity management - identifying best practices for management of radiation toxicity and other issues in cancer survivorship.
Value - assessing the value of radiotherapy/radiation oncology relative to other treatment modalities.


  
Due Dates: Jul. 20 (OSR) Ι Jul. 22 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: Expected to be limited to $25,000. Larger budgets will be considered, but max. funding is $50,000 - 1 year
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Links: Funding Opportunities
proposalCENTRAL (Submission site)

Pfizer Independent Grants for  Learning & Change (IGLC)

KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany – Global Medical Education & (GME)

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July 27 All Ranks Non-federal Education: Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Pfizer and Merk KGaA
Call for Grant Applications (CGA) Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC)

This Call for Grant Applications (CGA) requests proposals staying abreast of the latest data in MCC and newly emerging treatment options.  Proposals may take a curriculum approach or have multiple components/activities.  All activity types will be considered through this CGA including live events, satellite symposia, workshops, online courses, print materials, other enduring materials.  High levels of interactivity are encouraged in order to facilitate learning.
Due Dates: Jul. 25 (OSR) Ι Jul. 27 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: Typical amounts for local/regional activities should not exceed $50,000 (Total), but multicomponent applications requesting up to $600,000 will be considered. - 2 year performance period.
Eligibility: All Rank
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Link: Call for Grant Applications (CGA)
Submission Site


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July 28 (Pre-app.) All Faculty Ranks Federal Lung

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)
Lung Cancer Research Program (LCRP)
Concept Award
W81XWH-16- LCRP-CA  

This award supports exploration of a highly innovative new concept or untested theory that addresses an important problem relevant to lung cancer.  Presentation of preliminary data is not consistent with the intent of the Concept Award mechanism.  While inclusion of preliminary data is not prohibited, the strength of an application should not rely on preliminary data.
Due Dates: Jul. 28 (Pre-application)
Applications Due:  Aug. 09 (OSR) Ι Aug. 11(Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $100,000 (Direct Costs) - 1 year
Eligibility: All Faculty Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Links: Program Announcement
FY16 Lung Cancer Research Program (LCRP)
eBRAP (Submission site for pre-application)


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August 01 (Pre-LOI) All Ranks Non-federal Rare Malignancies

Rare Population Malignancies Program

Moffitt has an agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) to fund Moffitt-initiated clinical trials within BMS's Rare Populations Malignancy Program (RPMP).   Three projects were selected during the first round last year and they are in the process of being set up.   Additional ideas are being solicited from Moffitt faculty for a second round of funding. There will be sufficient funds to support another 2-3 early phase trials as well as support for research time for the PI of the trial (5% effort/year for the trial PI).  There will be limited funding to generate pre-clinical data to justify the trial, and for correlative analyses of human tissue during the trial. In addition, BMS will perform specific PK and PD analyses at BMS when available.
Due Date: Aug. 01 (Pre-Letter of Intent) Submit to Rae Reuille using template linked below.
Amount & Project Period: Variable
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Rae Reuille (x1548)
Link: BMS RPMP Pre-LOI-Template Ι Full Announcement
R21 NCI

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August 01 (LOI) All Ranks Federal mHealth in LMICs

Mobile Health: Technology and Outcomes in Low and Middle Income Countries

Applications are encouraged that propose to conduct research to develop or adapt innovative mobile health (mHealth) technology specifically suited for low and middle income countries (LMICs) and determine the health-related outcomes associated with implementation of the technology.  Of highest interest are innovative, well-designed multidisciplinary projects that aim to generate generalizable knowledge for the field.
Due Dates: Aug. 01 (Letter of Intent)
Applications Due:  Aug. 29 (OSR) Ι Aug. 31 (Sponsor) Additional Due Dates:  Aug. 31, 2017 & Aug. 31, 2018
Amount & Project Period: $250,000 (Direct Costs) - 2 years
Eligibility: Individuals from U.S. and LMIC institutions are eligible PDs/PIs.  The main collaborating individuals from the proposed U.S. and LMIC institutions should serve as PDs/PIs or other key personnel.
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
FOA Link: PAR-16-292
K01 NIH
NCI is a participating Institute
August 01 All Ranks Federal Career Development

BD2K Mentored Career Development Award in Biomedical Big Data Science for Clinicians and Doctorally Prepared Scientists

This FOA solicits applications for a mentored career development award in the area of Big Data Science. The aim of the initiative is to support additional training of scientists who will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to be independent researchers as well as to work in a team environment to develop new Big Data technologies, methods, and tools applicable to basic and clinical research.
Due Dates: Jul. 28 (OSR) Ι Aug. 01 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: Up to $185,100/yr. for  salary of award recipient
$40,000  per year toward research development costs
Award Duration:  4 years
Eligibility: Candidates must have a research or health-professional doctoral degree or equiv.
Intended for research-oriented investigators at any level of experience, from the postdoc to mid-career and senior level faculty, who have shown clear evidence of productivity and research excellence in the field of their training, and who would like to expand their research capability through a mentored career development experience.
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
RFA Link: RFA-ES-16-002


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August 01 (LOI) Est. Clinical Faculty Non-federal Research Support

American Cancer Society
Clinical Research Professor

These grants provide flexible funding for established investigators in mid-career who have made seminal contributions in areas of cancer control that have changed the direction of clinical, psychosocial, behavioral, health policy or epidemiologic cancer research.
Due Dates: Aug. 01 (Letter of Intent)
Invited Applications Due: Oct. 12 (OSR)|Oct. 15 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $400,000 - 5 years
Eligibility: Applicants will have attained rank of full professor or equiv.
Must not have held rank of full professor or equiv. for more than 15 years
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Links: Overview | Policies and Instructions | proposalCENTRAL

August 05 All Ranks Non-federal Mesothelioma

The Meso Foundation (formerly known as MARF)
Mesothelioma Research Funding  

Proposed projects may relate to benchwork, translational or clinical research not presently funded.  Encouraged projects include, but are not limited to:
    1. Strategies for early detection and prevention of mesothelioma;
    2. Definition of targetable differences between normal and transformed
        mesothelium and development of novel strategies for treatment taking
        advantage of these targets;
    3. Determination of clinical/molecular determinants for prognosis
    4. Therapeutic intervention, including but not limited to:    
        a.   Immune Response Targeted Therapy
        b.   Novel chemotherapeutic compounds
        c.   Novel radiation or surgical techniques
Due Dates: Aug.03 (OSR) Ι Aug.05 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: Up to $50,000/yr. - 2 years  
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Link: Application Guidelines


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August 08 All Ranks Non-federal Cancer Care

The Astellas Oncology C3 Prize

The Astellas Oncology C3 Prize is looking for new innovations addressing a major issue in cancer care including at least one of the following areas:
Navigation - Innovative tools, methods or processes are needed to help guide patients living with cancer and their loved ones through the healthcare system and to reduce the burden of decision making, so that patients are able to better focus on their personal health.
Adherence - Innovative tools, methods or processes are needed to help patients living with cancer be more successful in adhering to a treatment plan and to help increase medication compliance.
Care Coordination - Innovative tools, methods or processes are needed to provide clarity and ease to patients living with cancer and caregivers around improving how care is networked, coordinated and delivered.
Survivorship - Innovative tools, methods or processes are needed to develop support systems for patients, caregivers and others impacted by cancer as more people live longer with the disease or live longer cancer-free.
To enter the Challenge, complete the online form, including an original video ("Video") of no more than three (3) minutes in length, that describes an idea to develop a new innovation that addresses a major issue in cancer care. 
Due Dates: Aug. 08 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: A total of $100,000 in grants will be awarded
Eligibility: All Ranks
Link: Astellas Oncology C3 Prize
F31 NIH
NCI is a participating institute

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August 08 Graduate Students Federal Career Development

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship

The purpose is to enable promising predoctoral students to obtain individualized, mentored research training from outstanding faculty sponsors while conducting dissertation research in scientific health-related fields.
Due Dates: Aug. 04 (OSR) Ι Aug. 08 (Sponsor)
Additional Due Dates: Standard dates
Amount & Project Period: Award budgets are composed of stipends, tuition and fees, and institutional allowance.  Current levels are located at NOT-OD-16-062
Eligibility: Must be currently enrolled in a PhD or equivalent research degree program;
Must be at dissertation research stage of training at time of award;
By time of award, applicant must be a citizen or a non-citizen national of the U.S. or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
FOA Link: PA-16-309
F32 NIH
NCI is a participating Institute

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August 08 Postdocs Federal Career Development

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship

The purpose is to enhance the research training of promising postdoctoral candidates having potential to become productive, independent investigators in scientific health-related research fields.
Due Dates: Aug. 04 (OSR) Ι Aug. 08 (Sponsor)
Additional Due Dates: Standard dates
Amount & Project Period: Award budgets are composed of stipends, tuition and fees, and institutional allowance.  Current levels are located at NOT-OD-16-062
Eligibility: Applicant must have received PhD, MD, DO, DC, DDS, DVM, OD, DPM, ScD, EngD, DrPH, DNSc, ND, PharmD, DSW, PsyD, or equivalent doctoral degree from an accredited domestic or foreign institution;
Applicant must show evidence of high academic performance in the sciences and commitment to a career as an independent researcher;
By time of award, applicant must be a citizen or a non-citizen national of the U.S. or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
FOA Link: PA-16-307
F33 NIH
NCI is a participating institute

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August 08 Postdocs/Junior faculty Federal Career Development

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Senior Fellowship

Provides support to experienced scientists who wish to make major changes in the direction of their research careers or who wish to broaden their scientific background by acquiring new research capabilities as independent investigators.
Due Dates: Aug. 04 (OSR) Ι Aug. 08 (Sponsor)
Additional Due Dates: Standard dates
Amount & Project Period: Award budgets are composed of stipends, tuition and fees, and institutional allowance.  Current levels are located at NOT-OD-16-062
Eligibility: Applicant must have must have had at least 7 subsequent years of relevant research or professional experience and will have established an independent research career;
By time of award, applicant must be a citizen or a non-citizen national of the U.S. or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
FOA Link: PA-16-310
R21 NIH

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August 09 All Ranks Federal Health Disparities

Health Services Research on Minority Health and Health Disparities

The purpose is to encourage innovative exploratory and developmental health services research to improve minority health and/or reduce health disparities at the health care system-level as well as within clinical settings.
Due Dates: Aug. 05 (OSR) Ι Aug. 09 (Sponsor)
Additional Due Dates:  Apr. 11, 2017; Apr. 11, 2018;  & Apr. 11, 2019
Amount & Project Period: $275,000 (Direct Costs) - 2 years
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
FOA Link: PAR-16-222


August 12 Established Investigators Non-federal Gastric

American Gastroenterological Association
Robert & Sally Funderburg Research Award in Gastric Cancer

To support the research of an established investigator working on novel approaches to gastric cancer,  including the fields of gastric mucosal cell biology; regeneration and regulation of cell growth (not as they relate to peptic ulcer disease or repair); inflammation (including Helicobacter pylori) 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 the diagnosis or treatment of gastric carcinoma.
Due Dates: August 10 (OSR) Ι August 12 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $100,000 - 2 years
Eligibility: Established independent investigator in gastric biology
AGA membership required at time of submission
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Link: Guidelines
R13 NIH
NCI is a participating institute

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August 12 All Ranks Federal Scientific Meeting Support

NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings

The purpose of the NIH Research Conference Grant is to support high quality scientific conferences that are relevant to the NIH's mission and to the public health. A conference is defined as a symposium, seminar, workshop, or any other organized and formal meeting, whether conducted face-to-face or via the internet, where individuals assemble (or meet virtually) for the primary purpose of exchanging technical information and views or exploring or clarifying a defined subject, problem, or area of knowledge, whether or not a published report results from such meeting.
Due Dates: Aug. 10 (OSR) Ι Aug. 12 (Sponsor)
Additional Due Dates:  Standard dates
Amount & Project Period: Application budgets are not limited - Up to 5 years of support when a series of annual or biannual conferences are proposed by a permanently sponsoring organization.  Support for conferences held on a less frequent schedule must be applied for individually.
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
FOA Link: PA-16-294
F31 NIH
NCI is a participating institute
August 13 Graduate Students Federal Career Development

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research

The purpose is to enhance the diversity of the health-related research workforce by supporting the research training of predoctoral students from population groups that have been shown to be underrepresented in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research workforce, including underrepresented racial and ethnic groups and those with disabilities.
Due Dates: Aug. 11 (OSR) | Aug. 13 (Sponsor)
Additional Due Dates: Standard dates
Amount & Project Period: Award budgets are composed of stipends, tuition and fees, and institutional allowance.  Current levels are located at NOT-OD-16-062
Eligibility: Must have a baccalaureate degree and be currently enrolled in a PhD or equivalent research degree program;
Applicants will enhance diversity on a national basis (see NOT-OD-15-053)
By time of award, applicant must be a citizen or a non-citizen national of the U.S. or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
FOA Link: PA-16-308

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August 15 All Ranks Non-federal Gastrointestinal

Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research
Seed Grants

The Foundation seeks and supports investigators whose primary intent is to build a strong curriculum in pancreatic cancer research.  It is expected that seed grant awards will generate quality abstracts, papers, presentations, as well as new proposals.
Due Dates: Aug. 11 (OSR) Ι Aug. 15 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: Up to $100,000 - 2 years
Eligibility: All Faculty Ranks; and
Research scientists and Research Associates w/recommendation from academic faculty
supervisor(s); and
Postdocs after two years of completed training in pancreatic cancer research.
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Link: Overview | Application


2016 Round 2
August 15 (Pre-prop.) All Ranks Non-federal Fanconi Anemia (FA)

Fanconi Anemia Research Fund, Inc.
Research Grants

Grants for research that focuses on rapid discovery and development of therapies or strategies that treat, control, or cure FA.   There is particular interest in supporting interdisciplinary and translational research efforts effectively addressing 1 or more of the following:
     1. Understand how alteration of the FA genes and their products lead to the
          clinical manifestations of FA.
     2. Determine causes of bone marrow failure, myelodysplasia and leukemia in
          individuals with FA, and to develop strategies to prevent, treat, and cure these
          disorders.
     3. Define the pathogenesis of FA-associated cancers, and to develop strategies for
         prevention, early detection, treatment and cure.
     4. Identify practical and proactive management strategies that families and
         persons with FA can use to maintain a high quality of life.
     5. Support creation of shared resources, databases, and technologies for the
         international FA research community.
Due Dates: August 15 (Pre-proposal)
Invited Applications: Oct. 28 (OSR) Ι Nov. 01 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $150,000-$175,000 (Total) - 2 years
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Links: Grant Applications Ι Fanconi Anemia Research Fund, Inc.

August 15 Postdocs Non-federal Career Development

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
Fellowship Award

All theoretical and experimental research relevant to the study of cancer and the search for cancer causes, mechanisms, therapies and prevention are encouraged for this fellowship.
Due Dates: Aug. 12 (OSR) Ι Aug. 15 (Sponsor)
Completed applications and USB flash drives must be in sponsor's office by 4:00 pm (ET) on the deadline - NOT postmarked by that date.
Amount & Project Period: Funding is comprised of a Stipend ($50,000 Level 1 and $60,000 Level 2) and Expense Allowance ($2,000). -  4 years
Note:  Physician-scientists who have completed their residencies and clinical training and are board eligible in the United States will receive Level 2 funding
Eligibility: For degrees conferred between October 15, 2015 and August 15, 2016.
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6071)
Links: Overview Ι Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation


August 26 Postdocs/Junior Faculty Non-federal Career Development

American Gastroenterological Association
Research Scholar Award

This award enables young investigators, instructors, research associates or equivalents to develop independent and productive research careers in digestive diseases by ensuring that a major proportion of their time is protected for research.
Due Dates: Aug. 24 (OSR) Ι August 26 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $270,000 (Total) - 3 years
Eligibility: Must hold a full-time faculty position by July 1, 2017;
MD applicants: no more than 7 years shall have elapsed following completion of clinical training (GI fellowship or its equivalent) and start date of this award.
PhD applicants: no more than 7 years shall have elapsed following award of PhD and start date of this award.
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Links: Guidelines Ι American Gastroenterological Association

NEW
August 31 See Below Non-federal Career Development

Lymphoma Research Foundation
2017 Young Investigator Grants

Due Dates: Aug. 29 (OSR) Ι Aug. 31 (Sponsor)
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Link: Available Grant Opportunities
 

Postdoctoral Fellowships

This grant is designed to support investigators at the level of advanced fellow or postdoctoral researcher in laboratory or clinic based research with results and conclusions that must be clearly relevant to the treatment, diagnosis or prevention of Hodgkin and/or non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Amount & Project Period: $105,000 - 2 years
Eligibility: Must hold an MD, PhD, or equivalent.
All applicants should not have completed > 5 years of their fellowship or postdoctoral work at start of award period.
Must spend a minimum of 80% effort on research
Link: Guidelines and General Instructions for Application

Clinical Investigator Career Development Awards

The goal of the program is to prepare physician investigators to design and administer clinical research studies in lymphoma and assume primary responsibilities for clinical research, protocol writing, Institutional Review Board (IRB) submission and publication.
Amount & Project Period: $225,000 - 3 years
Eligibility: Must be licensed physicians;
Clinical researchers w/in 5 years of completing postdoctoral training; 
Supported by an institutional mentor, grantee must spend at least 35% effort in independent clinical research;
May not simultaneously receive another competitive CDA
Link: Guidelines and General Instructions
 

Lymphoma Clinical Research Mentoring Program (LCrmp)  

This is an education and mentoring program for fellows and junior faculty with a focus in clinical research in the field of non-Hodgkin and Hodgkin lymphoma. The program offers a broad education on clinical research and career development as well as managing career and quality of life issues. Program goals include:
Provide mentoring and education to hematology/oncology fellows and junior faculty.
Assist in development of a specific clinical trial in patients with lymphoma and set foundation for grant development to support the trial.
Provide continuing training, career development advice, and mentorship among trainees and experts in the field and to foster future participation and collaboration within the LRF through follow-up programming and activities.
Amount & Project Period: $10,000 over 2 years to cover educational support such as tuition, registration fees, and travel for courses & meetings integral to the Career Development Plan, as well as supplies (such as computer hardware or software) or clinical trial expenses that will aid in professional development and/or project completion.
Eligibility: Must be a junior faculty member in the first 4 years of a faculty position or trainees in at least the second year of one of the following ACGME accredited sub-specialty fellowship programs: Hematology/Oncology, Hematology, Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, or Hematopathology. Applicants should not be >4 years beyond completion of a fellowship or >12 years beyond completion of MD or equiv. degree.
Link: 2017-2019 Program Overview, Guidelines & Instructions



NEW
September 01 All Ranks Non-federal Clinical Oncology

Impact Award

This award is a funding program from the Hope Foundation that encourages novel and innovative SWOG research by supporting early and conceptual stages of such projects.   Proposed work should use resources from completed SWOG trials or be directly translatable to future clinical trials in SWOG and the National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN). Studies may involve scientific risk but potentially lead to a breakthrough in a particular area, or to development of novel techniques, agents, methodologies, models, or applications that could have a major impact on cancer research.
Due Dates: Aug. 30 (OSR) Ι Sept. 01 (5:00, pm ET) (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: Up to $250,000 (TOTAL) - 2 years
Eligibility: Any SWOG member investigator eligible for NIH funding is encouraged to submit to this program.
Basic Science applicants are required to partner with a clinician as a Co-PI.
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Links: Impact Award Ι Guidelines
R01 NIH
NCI is a participating institute

NEW
September 01 (LOI) All Ranks Federal Adverse Drug Reactions

Serious Adverse Drug Reaction Research

This FOA supports research grants that will advance the state of knowledge of serious adverse drug reactions.
Due Dates: Sept. 01 (Letter of Intent)
Applications Due: Sept. 30 (OSR) Ι Oct. 04 (Sponsor) Additional Due Dates:  Feb. 1; June 1; Oct. 2, 2017
Amount & Project Period: Application budgets are not limited - 5 years
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
FOA Link: PAR-16-275
Companion FOA: PAR-16-274 (R21)

NEW
September 01 All Faculty Non-federal Medication Adherence

PhRMA Foundation
Adherence Improvement Research Grants

Designed to support research that will advance knowledge of innovative and effective approaches to improve medication adherence. Relevant goals may include development/ evaluation of policies, interventions, or tools that have potential to improve medication adherence. A focus on priority conditions affecting Medicare and Medicaid is encouraged.
Due Dates: Aug. 30 (OSR) Ι Sept. 1(Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $50,000 -1 year
Eligibility: All Faculty Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Link: Overview
DP1 NIH

Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Strategic Coordination

NEW
September 02 All Ranks Federal Major Biomedical or Behavioral Challenges

NIH Director's Pioneer Award Program

These awards support individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose pioneering and possibly transforming approaches to addressing major biomedical or behavioral challenges having potential to produce an unusually high impact on enhancing health, lengthening life, and reducing illness and disability.  To be considered pioneering, the proposed research must reflect substantially different scientific directions from those already being pursued in the investigator's research program or elsewhere.
Due Dates: Aug. 31 (OSR) Ι Sept. 02 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $700,000/yr. (Direct Costs) - 5 years  
Eligibility: All Ranks - Only single PD/PI applications are allowed.
Pioneer awardees are required to commit at least 51% of their research effort to activities supported by the Pioneer Award research project in the first three years of the project period.
Awardees will be allowed to reduce effort to 33% and 25% in the fourth and fifth years, respectively, to help them transition to other sources of support.
Applicants with current research commitments exceeding 49% must provide a detailed explanation describing how their effort on existing grants will be adjusted to permit them to devote the required minimum effort to the Pioneer Award project. 
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
RFA Link: RFA-RM-16-005
                      Arnold and Mabel
                      Beckman
       F O U N D A T I O N
NEW
September 02 (LOI) Junior Faculty Non-federal Career Development

Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
Beckman Young Investigators Award

Grants to program-related, non-profit research institutions to promote research in chemistry and the life sciences, broadly interpreted, and particularly to foster the invention of methods, instruments, and materials that will open up new avenues of research in science.  The Foundation does not consider proposals that fall outside of these programs.
Due Dates: Sept. 02 (Letter of Intent)
Candidates selected to submit a Full Application will be notified in late November 2016.
Amount & Project Period: Up to $750,000 (TOTAL) - 4 years
Eligibility: Open to those w/in first 3 years of a tenure-track position, or equiv. independent research appt.
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Link: Beckman Young Investigators
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