August 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 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


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


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



NEW
July 20 (Noon, EDT) All Faculty Ranks Non-federal Therapeutic Agents/Methods

SU2C CatalystTM Research Grants: Merck Supported Projects

This initiative takes a structured and prioritized approach to early-phase clinical studies or translational research to accelerate time to get new treatments to patients and bring together all the key players in a collaborative and strategic manner. Project must include pembrolizumab alone or in combination with other compounds, biologics, diagnostics, or devices intended as therapeutic interventions, and/or methods for biomarker identification for any cancer. Emphasis on early phase, signal-finding clinical trials is encouraged.
Due Dates: Jul. 18 (OSR) Ι Jul. 20, Noon EDT (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $1M to $3M over a 3 year term
Eligibility: All Faculty Ranks - Must be independent investigators;
Multi-investigator, multi-institutional projects are required.
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Links: Overview  Ι  Program Guidelines and Application Instructions proposalCENTRAL (Submission Site)

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)
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 Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Link: Call for Grant Applications (CGA)
Submission Site


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)

NEW
August 01 See Below Non-federal Multiple Myeloma

International Myeloma Foundation
Junior and Senior Research Awards

 
Due Dates: Jul. 28 (OSR) Ι Aug. 01 (Sponsor receipt)
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Primary Link: International Myeloma Foundation Grants
 

Brian D. Novis Junior Research Award

These awards go to researchers doing work in the field of multiple myeloma and related disorders including smoldering myeloma, MGUS (monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance) as well as immunoglobulin derived amyloidosis.
Amount & Project Period: $50,000 - 1 year
Eligibility: Completed postdoctoral studies or clinical fellowship by August 1st of application year.
Minimum of 50% effort on project
Link: Junior Grant Application (PDF)
 

Senior Grant

These awards are designed for projects which represent a different focus, direction, or area of research from those in which they are currently funded.  In most cases, these awards will be for pilot projects to obtain sufficient funding for larger applications from NIH or similar larger funding agencies.
Amount & Project Period: $80,000 - 1 year
Eligibility: Established investigators with a track record in myeloma or related disorders;
Ability to provide a completed application with evidence of a meritorious research project
Link: Senior Grant Application (PDF)


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

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


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


NEW
August 08 See Below Non-federal See below

Prevent Cancer Foundation
Fellowships and Grants 2016
Due Dates: Aug. 04 (OSR) Ι Aug. 08 (Sponsor)
Applicants must also send signed hard copy of proposal due at PCF by August 09.
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Links: proposalCENTRAL (guidelines can be accessed from this submission site) or at PreventCancer.org

 

2016 Fellowships

 Examples of acceptable proposals:
     Projects clearly in field of cancer prevention or early detection;
     Research projects which, if successful, may lead directly to reducing the incidence of  
     cancer;     
     Primary and secondary prevention research on all types of cancers;
     Creative or innovative approaches to cancer prevention/early detection research.
An eligible proposal must demonstrate substantial potential for impact on prevention/early detection of cancer.
Amount & Project Period: $100,000 - 2 years
Eligibility: Postdoctoral level applicants ONLY
Must have doctoral degree before start date of award Application fee is $75.00 and proposals not including the fee will not be considered.
 

2016 Research Grants

 Grant proposals will be considered in the following categories:
    Basic, clinical, translational and population-based research projects
    Education programs in cancer prevention/early detection
    Early detection projects
    Behavioral intervention projects
An eligible proposal must demonstrate substantial potential for impact on prevention/early detection of cancer.
Amount & Project Period: $100,000 - 2 years
Eligibility: All Ranks
Application fee is $75.00 and proposals not including the fee will not be considered.


NEW
August 08, 4:00pm All Faculty Ranks Non-federal Small Molecule Drugs

Moffitt Innovative Studies Funding Opportunity - FORMA Therapeutics, Inc.

Moffitt investigators are invited to apply for funds for a grant within the broad areas of epigenetics, protein homeostasis, metabolism, immuno-oncology, and novel therapeutic targets.   FORMA's toolkit now includes several potent and selective Nicotinamide phosphoribosyl transferase (NAMPT) inhibitors available. The guidelines include this information.
Due Dates: Aug. 4 (OSR) Proposals must be routed to OSR. 
OSR will submit approved proposals by Aug. 08 at 4:00pm
Amount & Project Period: $70,000  - 12 months
Eligibility: All Faculty Ranks
Contact: Rae Reuille (x1458)
Links: Guidelines Ι Application


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
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
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
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

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
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




August 15, Noon Established Investigators Non-federal  

SU2C CatalystTM Research Grants: Bristol-Myers Squibb-supported Projects

This initiative will support scientists interested in conducting early-phase clinical trials or translational research.  Funded by SU2C Charter Supporter Bristol-Myers Squibb, grants will support activities including investigation of new uses of the company's immuno-oncology products Opdivo® (nivolumab), Yervoy® (ipilimumab), and EmplicitiTM(elotuzumab), and investigational compound urelumab.  SU2C Catalyst research projects must be based on perceived opportunities for success as well as high-priority areas with a critical need for rapid progress beyond current medical care. An emphasis on early-phase, signal-finding clinical trials is encouraged.
Due Dates: Aug. 11 (OSR) Ι August 15, 12:00pm (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $1M to $3M over a 3 year term
Eligibility: Established Investigators - PI and key personnel must have doctoral or medical degree and be independent investigators.
Multi-investigator, multi-institutional projects are required
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Link: proposalCENTRAL (Guidelines and Submission Site)
        Arnold and Mabel
                      Beckman
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August 15 (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: Aug. 15 (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: Overview Ι Guidelines

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 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 Submissions: 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.


Updated Information
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)
Note: Dates are for degrees conferred between 10/15/2015 and 08/15/2016 and joined lab on/after 10/15/2015.
Note: 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: $52,000 (stipend) and $2,000 (expenses)
Note: For awards starting January 1, 2017 or later, Level 2 funding will no longer be offered (all Fellows will receive the same stipend amount). Performance Period:  4 years
Eligibility: Must have completed 1 or more of the following degrees or its equivalent: MD, PhD, MD/PhD, DDS, DVM.  Please see Eligibility section of Overview for more detail.
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6071)
Links: Fellowship Award Overview |Application Guidelines
U01 NCI

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August 16 (LOI) All Ranks Federal Biological Mechanisms

Biological Comparisons in Patient-Derived Models of Cancer

The purpose is to encourage applications wherein similarities and differences in the underlying biological mechanisms that drive cancer phenotype and response to perturbations between two or more patient-derived models of cancer originating from a common patient sample are delineated and compared.
Due Dates: August 16 (Letter of Intent)
Applications Due: Sept. 12 (OSR)ΙSept. 14 (Sponsor)
Additional Due Dates: Mar. 01 & Sept. 06, 2017
Amount & Project Period: Application budgets are not limited - 5 years
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
FOA Link: PAR-16-344


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August 17 (Pre-app.) Pre & Postdocs Federal Career Development

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program

Horizon Award
W81XWH-16-PRCRP-HA

The Horizon Award supports junior-level scientists in conducting impactful research with the mentorship of an experienced cancer researcher.  This award challenges junior scientists to develop and implement research in the cancer field. This opportunity allows for junior investigators to develop a research project, investigate a problem or question in the field of cancer, and further their intellectual development as a cancer researcher of the future.
Due Dates: Aug. 17 (Pre-application)
Applications Due: Sept. 26 (OSR) Ι Sept. 28 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $150,000 (Direct Costs) - 2 years
Eligibility: Both predoctoral candidates and postdoctoral fellows are eligible according to the following:
A predoctoral candidate w/in 2 years of completing required coursework, having completed all laboratory rotations, successfully passed qualifying examinations (excluding time in residency or on family medical leave), and working in his/her Mentor's lab by application submission deadline,
or
A postdoc w/in 3 years of completing terminal degree (excluding time in residency or on family medical leave) and working in Mentor's lab at time of application submission.
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Links: FY16 Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP)
Horizon Award


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

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


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September 01 See Below Non-federal Career Development

PhRMA Foundation
2017 Awards
Due Dates: Aug. 30 (OSR) Ι Sept. 01 (Sponsor)
Eligibility: See specific announcements below
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Primary Link: 2017 Awards

  Postdoctoral Fellowships - Post Doctoral Fellowships provide stipend support to well-trained graduates from Ph.D. programs seeking to further develop and refine their research skills through formal postdoctoral training.

Informatics - To support the post-doctoral career development of individuals preparing to engage in research that will bridge the gap between experimental and computational approaches in genomic and biomedical studies ($80,000 - 2 years)

Adherence Improvement - To provide stipend support for individuals engaged in a research training program that will extend their credentials in adherence improvement. To support the postdoctoral career development of individuals prepared to engage in research that will strengthen representation of adherence improvement in schools of pharmacy, medicine, nursing, and public health. ($50,000 - 1 year)

Pharmaceutics - Pharmaceutics is the science that deals with drug delivery systems - in particular, the design and evaluation of contemporary pharmaceutical dosage forms and systems to ensure their safety, efficacy, and reliability. ($40,000 - 1 year)

Pharmacology / Toxicology - support career development activities of scientists embarking on research that integrates information on molecular or cellular mechanisms of action with information on the effects of an agent observed in an intact organism, in experimental animal or clinical studies or both. ($40,000 - 1 year)

Research Starter Grants - offer financial support to individuals beginning independent research careers at the faculty level.

Adherence Improvement - to support research that will advance knowledge of innovative and effective approaches to improve medication adherence. Relevant research goals may include development or evaluation of policies, interventions, or tools that have potential to improve medication adherence. ($50,000 - 1 year)

Informatics - to promote development and use of informatics in an integrative approach toward understanding normal processes of human biology and disease processes. ($100,000 - 1 year)

Pharmaceutics - strongly emphasizes quantitative understanding and use of the principles underlying drug delivery and drug transport, whether a drug is a small organic molecule, a higher molecular weight peptide, a protein derived through biotechnology, or an oligonucleotide-like molecule for gene therapy. ($100,000 - 1 year)

Pharmacology / Toxicology -support career development activities of scientists embarking on research that integrates information on molecular or cellular mechanisms of action with information on the effects of an agent observed in an intact organism, in experimental animal or clinical studies or both. ($100,000 - 1 year)



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
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)
DP1 NIH

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

 
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
R43/R44 NIH
NCI is a participating institute
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September 05 See Below Federal SBIR/STTR

PHS 2016-02 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH, CDC, FDA, and ACF for Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications (Parent SBIR)  

This FOA invites eligible United States small business concerns (SBCs) to submit Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant applications. United States SBCs that have the research capabilities and technological expertise to contribute to the R&D mission(s) of the NIH, CDC, FDA or ACF awarding components identified in this FOA are encouraged to submit SBIR grant applications in response to identified topics.
Due Dates: Sept. 05 (Sponsor)
Additional Due Dates: Standard dates
Amount & Project Period: Phase I:  $150,000 - 6 months
Phase II: $1,000,000 - 2 years
Eligibility: Only United States small business concerns (SBCs) are eligible to submit applications for this opportunity.
Contact: Office of Innovation and Industry Alliances (x6828)
FOA Link: PA-16-302
Companion FOA: PA-16-303 STTR R41/R42- Phase I, Phase II, and Fast Track
R43/R44 NIH
NCI is a participating institute
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September 05 See Below Federal Cell Line Identification

Tools for Cell Line Identification

This FOA will support SBIR projects to improve existing technologies, and/or develop novel, reliable, and cost effective tools that will make it easier for researchers to confirm the identity and/or sex of the cells that they use in their work.  Applications for support of research and development of particular types of complex technologies that require funding levels and durations beyond those reflected in standard SBIR guidelines are encouraged, as are multi-PD/PI applications, including multi-PD/PI applications that arise from academic-industrial partnerships.
Due Dates: Sept. 05 (Sponsor)
Additional Due Dates: Standard dates
Amount & Project Period: Phase I:  $150,000 - 6 months
Phase II: $1,000,000 - 2 years
Eligibility: Only United States small business concerns (SBCs) are eligible to submit applications for this opportunity.
Contact: Office of Innovation and Industry Alliances (x6628)
FOA Link: PA-16-186
R01 NCI

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September 08 (LOI) All Ranks Federal RNA Modifications

Intervening with Cancer Caregivers to Improve Patient Health Outcomes and Optimize Health Care Utilization

This FOA invites applications for intervention research designed to support caregivers of adult cancer patients. Interventions supported by this FOA are intended to provide caregivers with care training, promote coping skills, and ultimately help them manage care. Outcomes of such interventions are expected to (1) optimize patient health care utilization, (2) improve caregiver well-being, and (3) improve patient physical health and psychosocial outcomes.
Due Dates: Sept. 08 (Letter of Intent)
Application Due:  Oct.05 (OSR) Oct. 07 (Sponsor)
Additional Due Dates:  Apr. 11 and Oct. 10, 2017
Amount & Project Period: Application budgets are not limited - 5 years
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
FOA Link: PAR-16-317
Companion FOA: PAR-16-318 (R21)


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September 09 (Concept paper) Postdocs/Fellows/Junior Faculty Non-Federal Career Development

Thrasher Research Fund
Early Career Awards

The purpose of this program is to encourage the development of medical research in child health by awarding small grants to new researchers. The Fund is particularly interested in applicants that show great potential to impact that field of children's health through medical research.
Due Dates: Sept. 09 (Concept Paper)
Invited Submissions: Oct. 26 (OSR) Ι Oct. 28 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $25,000 (Direct Costs) - Up to 2 years
Eligibility: Physicians in residency/fellowship training program, or having completed that program <1 year before date of submission of Concept Paper;
Post-doctoral researchers having received doctoral degree <3 years prior to date of submission of Concept Paper;
Must be under the guidance of a mentor
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Link: Early Career Awards
DP2 NIH
Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Strategic Coordination

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September 09 Junior Faculty Federal Major Biomedical or Behavioral Challenges

NIH Director's New Innovator Award Program

This award initiative supports a small number of early stage investigators of exceptional creativity who propose bold and highly innovative new research approaches having potential to produce a major impact on broad, important problems in biomedical and behavioral research.
Due Dates: Sept. 07 (OSR) Ι Sept. 09 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $1,500,000 (Direct Costs) - 5 years
Eligibility: Applicants must meet the definition of an Early Stage Investigator (ESI).
Multiple PD(s)/PI(s) are not allowed
Applicants must hold an independent research position at a domestic (U.S.) institution as of September 1, 2017
Investigators still in training or mentored status (postdoctoral fellows) are not eligible unless they have a written commitment of an independent faculty position as of September 1, 2017
PI is required to commit at least 25% research effort each year to activities supported by the New Innovator Award.
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
RFA Link: RFA-RM-16-004

with NIGMS

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September 14 All Ranks Federal Biological & Mathematical Sciences

Joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research at the Interface of The Biological and Mathematical Sciences (DMS/NIGMS)  

This initiative will support research in mathematics and statistics on questions in biological and biomedical sciences.  Both agencies recognize the need and urgency for promoting research at the interface between mathematical and life sciences.  The program is designed to encourage new collaborations, as well as to support existing ones.
Due Dates: Sept. 12 (OSR) Ι Sept. 14 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $100,000 to $400,000/yr. (TOTAL) for 3 - 5 years
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Links: Overview Ι Program Solicitation


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September 14 (LOI) All Ranks Federal PCOR

Patient-centered Outcomes Research Institute
Community-based Palliative Care Delivery for Adult Patients with Advanced Illnesses and their Caregivers

The overarching goal is to generate needed Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) evidence to: a) support care planning over time that is consistent with the goals and preferences of adult patients with advanced illnesses and their caregivers, and b) support the delivery of coordinated, community-based palliative care that effectively implements those care plans.
Due Dates: Sept. 14 (Letter of Intent)
Full Applications Due:  Dec. 15 (OSR) Ι Dec. 19 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: Total Direct Costs:
Advance Care Planning: Not to exceed $6M per study;
Models of Palliative Care Delivery: Not to exceed $10M per study
Period of Performance:  Up to 5 years
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Link: PCORI Funding Announcement


Cycle 3 - Pre-
announcement
September 14 (LOI) All Ranks Non-federal PCOR

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Upcoming Opportunities - Cycle 3 2016

 This posting provides initial information about upcoming Cycle 3 2016 funding opportunities.
Due Dates: Sept. 14 (Letter of Intent)
Applications Due: Dec. 15 (OSR) Ι Dec. 19 (Sponsor)
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Links: Pragmatic Clinical Studies to Evaluate Patient-Centered Outcomes
 
Improving Methods for Conducting Patient-Centered Outcomes Research

Communication and Dissemination Research - Cycle 3 2016
 
Improving Healthcare Systems - Cycle 3 2016

Assessment of Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options - Cycle 3 2016

Addressing Disparities - Cycle 3 2016


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September 15 Junior Faculty Non-federal Career Development

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Sloan Research Fellows

The Foundation makes grants to support original research and broad-based education related to science, technology, and economic performance; and to improve the quality of American life. The Foundation is interested in projects that it expects will result in a strong benefit to society, and for which funding from the private sector, the government, or other foundations is not widely available.   The Sloan Research Fellowships seek to stimulate fundamental research by early-career scientists and scholars of outstanding promise.
Due Dates: Sept. 13 (OSR) Ι Sept. 15 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $60,000 - 2 years
Eligibility: Must hold a tenure track (or equiv.) position Tenure track faculty positions must include a yearly teaching requirement;
Must hold a Ph.D. (or equiv.) in chemistry, computational or evolutionary molecular biology, computer science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, physics, or a related field; Candidates' most recent Ph.D. (or equiv.) must have been awarded on or after September 1, 2010.  Exceptions may apply. 
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Links: 2016 Sloan Research Fellows Ι About the Foundation


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September 15 (Pre-app.) All Faculty Ranks Federal Prostate/Clinical Research

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
Prostate Cancer Research Program
Prostate Cancer Clinical Consortium Research Site Award
W81XWH-16-PCRP-CCRSA

This Award provides support to develop and enhance collaborations and resources necessary for a network of organizations to rapidly execute Phase II or Phase II-linked Phase I (Phase I/II) prostate cancer clinical trials.  In accordance with PCRP goals, conduct of Phase I/II trials incorporating investigations of biomarkers for risk assessment, early detection, prediction of aggressiveness, and/or progression of prostate cancer is particularly encouraged.
Due Dates: Sept. 15 (Pre-application)
Applications Due: Oct. 04 (OSR) Ι Oct. 06 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $800,000 (Direct Costs) - 4 years (See PA for addnl. information on out-years)
Eligibility: Independent investigators at Assistant Professor level (or equiv.) or higher
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Links: FY16 Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP)
W81XWH-16-PCRP-CCRSA (Program Announcement)
UG3/UH3 NCI

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September 15 (LOI) All Ranks Federal Informatics

New Informatics Tools and Methods to Enhance U.S. Cancer Surveillance Research

This FOA seeks applications for projects to develop, adapt, apply, scale-up, and validate tools and methods to improve collection and integration cancer registry data and to expand the data items collected.  Scientific scope includes but is not limited to:
1.  Development, validation, evaluation of scalable tools/methods to facilitate
      automatic/unsupervised extraction of specific data from various types of unstructured
      medical records as for example,  pathology reports, diagnostic imaging, laboratory,
      discharge and clinical visits;
2.  Supplementation of cancer registries with new or more detailed data items, from existing
     data sources or from linkages with novel data sources, e.g. electronic medical records
     (EMR).
Due Dates: Sept. 15 (Letter of intent)
Oct. 12 (OSR) | Oct. 14 (Sponsor)
Additional Due Dates:  Apr. 14 & Nov. 30, 2017
Amount & Project Period: Application budgets must reflect actual needs of proposed project but must not exceed $600,000 [i.e., no more than $300,000 direct costs/ year for the first 2 years] during UG3 phase and $1,500,000 [i.e., no more than $500,000 direct costs/ year for the last 3 years] during UH3 phase. - 5 years
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
FOA Link: PAR-16-349
ata sources or from linkages with novel data sources, e.g. electronic medical records (EMR).
R21/R33 NIH
NCI is a participating institute
September 16 (LOI) All Ranks Federal Treatment Outcomes

Target Assessment, Engagement and Data Replicability to Improve Substance Use Disorders Treatment Outcomes

This FOA encourages applications that focus on early-stage, treatment generation and pilot clinical trials that are consistent with an experimental therapeutic approach. This approach requires the identification of a theory-derived target based on putative mechanisms of alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, and clear hypotheses about how a treatment directed at changing the target can lead to clinical benefits.
Due Dates: Sept. 16 (Letter of Intent)
Oct. 13 (OSR) Ι Oct. 16 (Sponsor)
Additional Due Dates: Standard dates
Amount & Project Period: The R21 phase:  $275,000 (Direct costs) - 2 years.
The R33 phase:  Budgets not limited - 3 years.
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
FOA Link: PAR-16-353
Companion FOA: PAR-16-352, R33 Exploratory/Developmental Phase II
R01 NHGRI
National Human Genome Research Institute
 
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September 20 (LOI) All Ranks Federal Genome Sequencing

Investigator-Initiated Clinical Sequencing Research

Research objectives are to stimulate innovation and advance understanding of when, where and how best to implement clinical genome sequencing.  The FOA encourages targeted scientific research studies focused on advancing use of clinical genome sequencing in genomic medicine, including, but not limited to, studies of whether and how clinical genome sequencing impacts disease diagnosis and treatment, research to address current barriers to implementation of clinical genome sequencing, and approaches to improve identification and interpretation of genomic variants in clinical settings.
Due Dates: Sept. 20 (Letter of Intent)
Applications Due:  Oct. 18 (OSR) I Oct. 20 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: Application budgets are not limited - 4 years
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
FOA Link: PAR-16-209


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September 27 All Ranks Federal Mathematics

Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Division of Mathematical Sciences
Focused Research Groups in the Mathematical Sciences (FRGMS)  

The purpose of this activity is to support collaborative groups employing innovative methods to solve specific, major research challenges in the mathematical sciences.  A major challenge is an outstanding problem of significant importance that requires the focused and synergistic efforts of a collaborative group to solve, and whose solution will have wide impacts in the mathematical sciences and potentially in other areas. Risky projects are welcome. Interdisciplinary projects are welcome.
Due Dates: Sept. 23 (OSR) Ι Sept, 27 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $150,000 to $500,000/yr. - 3 years
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Link: NSF 16-577

with NIH
NCI is a participating institute
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September 28 All Ranks Federal Biomedical Big Data

Joint NSF/NIH Initiative on Quantitative Approaches to Biomedical Big Data  (QuBBD)  

The National Science Foundation(NSF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recognize that fundamental questions in basic, clinical, and translational research could benefit greatly from multidisciplinary approaches that involve experts in quantitative disciplines such as mathematics, statistics, and computer science.  This program is designed to support research that addresses important application areas at the intersection of the biomedical and data sciences by encouraging inter- and multi-disciplinary collaborations that focus on innovative and transformative approaches to address these challenges.
Due Dates: Sept. 26 (OSR) Ι Sept. 28 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: $200,000 to $300,000/yr.  (Total) - 3 years
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Links: 16-573 | Program Page


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October 03 Postdocs non-federal Career Development/Immunology

Cancer Research Institute Irvington
Postdoctoral Fellowships

Fellowships provide support to fund and train young immunologists and cancer immunologists.  Hypothesis-driven, mechanistic studies in both immunology and tumor immunology are sought.
Due Dates: Sept. 29 (OSR) Ι Oct. 03 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: Stipend:  $55,000 (yr. 01); $57,000 (yr. 02); and $59,000 (yr. 03) Allowance: $1,500/yr.
Eligibility: Must have doctoral degree by date of award activation
Must have less than 5 years of relevant experience
Must have spent less than 3 years in sponsor's laboratory
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
Links: Overview Ι Application Guidelines
Research Supplement NIH
NCI is a participating institute

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See Below See Below Federal Career Development

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

The purpose of these supplements is to encourage individuals to re-enter research careers w/in the missions of all program areas of NIH.  Supplements to existing NIH research grants will be made to support full-time or part-time research by these individuals to update their existing research skills and knowledge.
Due Dates: NCI accepts applications from October 1 to December 1 Additional Submission Period:  February 1 to March 30
Amount & Project Period: See NCI Re-Entry Supplements Guidelines
Eligibility: At time of supplement application, parent grant must have at least 2 years of NCI support remaining.  NCI does not accept P30 as parent grant for Re-Entry Supplement. 
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
FOA Link: PA-16-289
Companion FOA: PA-16-288 Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
NCI Diversity Supplements Guidelines


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October 04 All Ranks Federal Mathematical Analysis

National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences
Analysis Program

Research supported by the Analysis Program provides the theoretical underpinning for the majority of applications of the mathematical sciences to other scientific disciplines.
Due Dates: October 02 (OSR) Ι OCT. 04 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: Budget not limited - 3 to 5 years
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
RFA Link: PD 16-1281 Ι Grant Proposal Guide Ι Mathematical Sciences
R01 NCI
October 05 All Ranks Federal HPV Vaccine

NEW

Linking the Provider Recommendation to Adolescent HPV Vaccine Uptake

This FOA encourages research on how the healthcare delivery system enhances or inhibits the effectiveness of a provider's recommendation of the adolescent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Characteristics of the provider, parent/patient, and clinical setting, can all affect whether a provider makes a recommendation, and whether that recommendation results in uptake of the HPV vaccine. This research requires expertise in cancer prevention, adult and childhood behavior, immunization promotion, and healthcare delivery.
Due Dates: Oct. 03 (OSR) Ι Oct. 05 (Sponsor)
Additional Due Dates: Standard dates
Amount & Project Period: Application budgets should reflect actual needs of proposed project - 5 years
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
FOA Link: PAR-16-338
Companion FOAs: PAR 16-336 (R21) Ι  PAR-16-337 (R03)
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Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Strategic Coordination

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NIH Director's Transformative Research Awards

These awards support individual scientists or groups of scientists proposing groundbreaking, exceptionally innovative, original and/or unconventional research with the potential to create new scientific paradigms, establish entirely new and improved clinical approaches, or develop transformative technologies.  Little or no preliminary data are expected. Projects must clearly demonstrate the potential to produce a major impact in a broad area of biomedical or behavioral research.
Due Dates: Oct. 05 (OSR) Ι Oct. 07 (Sponsor)
Amount & Project Period: Application budgets are not limited - 5 years
Eligibility: All Ranks
Contact: Office of Sponsored Research (x6804)
RFA Link: RFA-RM-16-007
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