DOD Breast Cancer Research Program

The Fiscal Year 2010 (FY10) Defense Appropriations Act provides $150 million to the Department of Defense (DOD) Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) to promote innovative research focused on eradicating breast cancer. This program is administered by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) through the Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). A summary of BCRP funding opportunities is provided below. Detailed descriptions of each of the funding mechanisms, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements can be found in the FY10 BCRP Program Announcements. Each Program Announcement is available electronically for downloading from the Grants.gov website (), the CDMRP website () and the CDMRP eReceipt Website (https://cdmrp.org/).

Submission Deadlines:

Era of Hope Scholar Award
Pre-Application: March 24, 2010
Application: April 7, 2010

Innovator Award
Pre-Application: March 24, 2010
Application: April 7, 2010

Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
Pre-Application: March 24, 2010
Application: April 7, 2010

Predoctoral Traineeship Award
Pre-Application: March 24, 2010
Application: April 7, 2010

Idea Award
Pre-Application: April 21, 2010
Application: May 5, 2010

Idea Award- Collaborative Option
Pre-Application: April 21, 2010
Application: May 5, 2010

Transformative Vision Award
Pre-Proposal: March 18, 2010
Invited Application: June 23, 2010

Inter-Institutional Training Award
Pre-Proposal: March 18, 2010
Invited Application: June 23, 2010

Multi-Team Award
Pre-Proposal: March 18, 2010
Invited Application: June 23, 2010



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