Medical RFPs for Jan. 25

You may find this link helpful. Dan Billin in Foundation Relations came across a Web site today that lists medical RFPs from those organizations that use its online-application services.
https://proposalcentral.altum.com/
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TITLE: Van Gorden Fund - New Initiatives Outreach Fund (rehabilitation)
SPONSOR: Miller-Dwan Foundation
URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/110188
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TITLE: Nola Maddox Falcone Prize
SPONSOR: National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD)
URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/119324
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TITLE: Evelyn Mackin Traveling Hand Therapist Award
SPONSOR: American Hand Therapy Foundation (AHTF)
URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/112539
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TITLE: Commercialization Grants
SPONSOR: Epilepsy Research Foundation
URL: http://www.epilepsy.com/etp/support_commercial
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TITLE: New Therapy Grants Program
SPONSOR: Epilepsy Research Foundation
URL: http://www.epilepsy.com/etp/support_translational
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TITLE: MAP International Medical Fellowship
SPONSOR: MAP International
URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/33500
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TITLE: M. James Scherbenske Grant
SPONSOR: American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
Grants and Funding
Interim Funding Grants for Established Investigators
URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/88873
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TITLE: NEF Scholarships
SPONSOR: Nurses' Educational Funds, Inc. (NEF)
URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/10004

Important NSF Announcement re: Postdoc Monitoring

Jean Feldman, Head of the Policy Office in the Office of Budget, Finance & Award Management at the National Science Foundation stated today at the Federal Demonstration Project meeting that the new requirement for including a section on POSTDOC MENTORING in new applications is to be taken very seriously. Since it is part of the America Competes Act, NSF feels that it has no latitude to make exceptions. NSF has noted very poor compliance with the new requirement. Therefore, NSF is going to reject proposals that don't include the required section and there will be no opportunity to correct the proposal no matter what stage of review.

*New* OSP Mini Guide for NIH Adobe Form-B SF424 R&R Applications

As many of you are aware, NIH announced the availability of new application instructions and forms for both paper-based PHS 398 applications (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html) and electronic SF 424 (R&R) applications (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/index.htm). These new application instructions and forms MUST be used for applications intended for due dates on or after January 25, 2010.

To aid in the completion of the Adobe Form-B electronic SF424R&R packages, OSP has created a "NEW" mini guide for applications being submitted via Grants.gov after January 25, 2010. This guide is tailored for grants that are being submitted via Grants.gov for new, renewal and resubmitting applications under the "R" mechanism. (R01, R03, R21 etc)

The new mini guide can be found at: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~osp/docs/Checklist-SF424NIHapplications.pdf or under NIH Quick Links on the OSP website at: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~osp/resources/nihquicklinks.html

NIH Issues FY2010 Fiscal Policies

NIH Issues FY 2010 Fiscal Policies; Stipends to Increase One Percent; Average RPG to Increase by Two Percent; Salary Cap at $199,700

The NIH issued three notices related to provisions in the enacted FY 2010 appropriations bill for the agency. The notices detail the NIH Fiscal Operations Plan for FY 2010; detail implementation of the NIH salary cap; and, highlight other legislative provisions affecting extramural grantees.

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-10-047.html

NIH NEW NRSA STIPEND LEVELS

NIH Updates NRSA Stipend Levels

The NIH Jan. 13 issued the FY 2010 stipend levels for trainees and fellows receiving Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA). The published stipend levels have increased about one percent over the FY 2009 levels. This follows a one percent increase in FY 2009 stipends over FY 2008 and FY 2007 stipend levels.

Global Probiotics Council - Young Investigator Grant for Probiotics Research (YIGPRO)

Synopsis:
The Global Probiotics Council (GPC), a committee established in 2004 by DANONE and Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd., has announced the third annual Young Investigator Grant for Probiotics Research (YIGPRO). The purpose of the two annual grants of $50,000 each is to contribute to the advancement of probiotics and gastrointestinal microbiota research in the United States, and to attract promising, young researchers to this field of study.

Young investigators who are senior fellows with a committed faculty appointment or an early faculty member within five years of their first appointment who are interested  in understanding the health benefits of probiotics and the relationship between probiotics, gastrointestinal microbiota and the body are encouraged to apply.

Deadline: February 16, 2010

The official announcement and description of this opportunity may be found on the funding agency's website:
http://www.probioticsresearch.com/

Grants.gov Offline on 2/6- 2/9

eRA Update: Grants.gov Downtime Planned for Feb. 6 - 9, 2010

January 13, 2010



We wanted to take this opportunity to inform you that Grants.gov will be offline from 12:01 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Feb. 6 until 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Feb. 9, in order to complete a major upgrade to the Grants.gov system. If you are working on an application intended for the Feb. 5 deadline, we encourage you, as always, to view the status of your on-time submission in eRA Commons, which will be up and running normally during the Grants.gov downtime.



Because of this downtime, on-time submission of any application intended for the Feb. 5 deadline is of the utmost importance. You will be able to take advantage of NIH’s temporarily extended error-correction window to address any eRA system-identified errors/warnings in order to complete the submission process within five business days, by Feb. 12. You can find further information about the temporary extension of the error-correction window in the recently issued Guide Notice NOT-OD-10-042—“Error-Correction Window Extended for Electronic Applications Intended for Submission Deadlines On and Between January 25 and May 7, 2010.”



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RFPs for Week of Jan. 11 2010

Title: Solicited Research Program
Sponsor: Water Research Foundation
URL: http://www.waterresearchfoundation.org/research/plansAwardsFunding/RFP.aspx
Deadline: Feb. 15, 2010
Amount: $200,000-400,000
Eligibility: educational institutions
Abstract: There are three Water Research Foundation RFPs with this deadline:

1. Reservoir Operations and Maintenance Strategies. The objectives of this research project are to identify, compile and describe leading practices for lake and reservoir aeration techniques; the use of continuous, or real-time, sensors and traditional water quality monitoring tools; and the range of water quality models that are being used to guide operational decisions.
2. Workforce Health And Safety: Prevention Through Design. This project will build upon existing metrics and develop new metrics for measuring performance of worker health and safety programs in water utilities. The project will also develop a tool to measure benefits and costs of "Prevention through Design" (PtD) in water utilities, incorporating not only financial data but also labor hours and risk profiles, and will identify barriers to a PtD approach, along with implementation strategies and approaches to overcoming these barriers.
3. EDC/PPCP Benchmarking And Monitoring Strategies For Drinking Water Utilities. The Foundation has undertaken the Endocrine Disrupting Compounds (EDC) / Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCP) Strategic Initiative to develop integrated projects focused on EDCs and PPCPs in drinking water and identifying solutions to key water utility challenges associated with these classes of compounds.

Educational institution grantees will be subject to these federal administrative requirements: 2 CFR Parts 215 and 220, and OMB Circular A-133.

Title: Young Investigators Program; Research Grant Program
Sponsor: Human Frontier Science Program
URL: http://www.hfsp.org/how/appl_forms_RG.php
Deadlines: March 22, 2010 for pre-registration. March 31, 2010 for letter of intent.
Amount: up to $1.35 million over three years
Eligibility: Teams must include two to four members, with not more than one member from any one country, unless critical for the interdisciplinary nature of the project, which is an essential selection criterion. All team members must be within the first 5 years after obtaining an independent laboratory (e.g., assistant professor, lecturer or equivalent).  All team members must have obtained their Ph.D. or equivalent not longer than 10 years before the deadline.
Abstract: The HFSP supports innovative basic research into fundamental biological problems with emphasis placed on novel and interdisciplinary approaches that involve scientific exchanges across national and disciplinary boundaries. There are two types of grant:

1. Young Investigators' Grants are for teams of scientists who are all within 5 years of establishing an independent laboratory and within 10 years of obtaining their Ph.D.s. Program Grants are for independent scientists at all stages of their careers, although the participation of younger scientists is especially encouraged.
2. Research grants are available for projects concerned with basic approaches to understanding the complex mechanisms of living organisms. Topics covered range from molecular and cellular approaches to biological functions to systems neuroscience including cognitive functions. The HFSP funds novel collaborations that bring biologists together with scientists from other disciplines to focus on problems at the frontiers of the life sciences.

The HFSP funds basic research. The HFSP aims to support teams of scientists at the forefront of research in their respective disciplines, whose collaborative projects open up new frontiers in fundamental biology. Projects of a primarily pathophysiological nature are not supported. Nor does the HFSP support projects of a purely applied nature. For instance, projects aimed specifically at developing methods of treatment or diagnosis, or those directly concerned with agricultural or environmental problems such as crop yield or bioremediation will not be considered eligible. Studies related to disease are only considered if they allow new insights into fundamental biological mechanisms. The scope of HFSP funding ranges from the biomolecular level to studies of whole organisms. It does not extend to the level of populations or ecosystems. However studies of the mechanisms of species-species interactions or their co-evolution are eligible. Collaborative research aimed at developing novel methods or the study of analogs or models of biological activity are welcome if these methods allow new biological questions to be answered in the context of the aim of the HFSP to fund fundamental research. Projects that involve only large-scale, systematic genome mapping or sequencing are not eligible to receive HFSP funding. However, this does not exclude functional studies based upon use of genome data. Systematic screening approaches ("fishing expeditions") geared to identifying new biological components or reagents are outside the scope of the HFSP. 

Title: National Research Competition
Sponsor: National Council for Eurasian and East European Research (NCEEER)
URL: http://www.nceeer.org/Programs/NRC/nrc.php
Deadline: February 15, 2010
Amount: up to $70,000
Eligibility: The primary scholar on either a collaborative or individual project must be a US citizen or permanent resident and hold a PhD degree.
Abstract: This competition provides funds for both collaborative and individual research projects in the humanities and social sciences in or on any country of Eurasia or East-Central Europe. There are two programs:

1. Research Contracts support collaborative projects involving multiple post-doctoral scholars, or individuals with comparable research skills who do not hold PhDs, including at least one U.S.-based scholar or researcher with a maximum award of $70,000. Contracts provide funding to scholars or researchers via institutional awards.
2. Research Grants support research projects conducted by individual U.S. citizens or permanent residents, with a maximum award of $40,000. Grants are awarded directly to the scholar or researcher.

Title: 2010 Innovation Generation grants

Sponsor: Motorola Foundation
URL: http://www.motorola.com/staticfiles/Business/Corporate/US-EN/corporate-responsibility/society/community-investment-education-more-about-innovation-generation-grants.html
Deadline: March 1, 2010; or April 1, 2010 (by program below
Amount: $25,000 to $500,000
Eligibility: Proposals for #3 are invitation-only. Proposals under #1 and #2 must must have nationwide and/or online reach or take place near communities where Motorola has an employee presence: Tempe, Arizona; San Diego, California; Miami, Florida; Chicago, Illinois; Lowell, Massachusetts; New York City and Long Island, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; or Ft. Worth, Texas.
Abstract:  Innovation Generation funding is designed to inspire students to learn about science and generate interest in science-related careers. The Motorola Foundation's Innovation Generation program equips students with the skills essential to both their lives today and their future success. By making the complex concepts behind math and science real and relevant, students look at their world differently through strengthened problem-solving skills. There are three grant programs:

1. Innovation Generation Grants (deadline March 1, 2010)
   Support targeted, innovative STEM education programs for U.S. pre-school through 12th grade students and teachers, with grants ranging from $25,000 to $50,000
2. Innovation Generation Collaborative Grants (deadline April 1, 2010)
   Support medium- to large-scale STEM education collaborations between two or more non-profit organizations, schools and/or school districts, with joint requests ranging from $150,000 to $500,000

Error-Correction Window Extended for Electronic Applications Intended for Submission Deadlines On and Between January 25 and May 7, 2010

NIH has announced a temporary extension in the error correction window for electronic submissions. Refer to the 1/8/2010 issue of the NIH Guide for complete information.

NIH, AHRQ, FDA and CDC are temporarily extending the electronic application error correction window (the time allowed after the submission deadline to correct errors/warnings identified by the eRA system) to five business days for all electronic applications intended for submission deadlines on and between January 25, 2010 and May 7, 2010. The temporary five day window is being used to accommodate the January 25 transition to new application forms and instructions, part of the implementation of the NIH “Enhancing Peer Review” initiative.

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-10-042.html

New NIH Salary Cap Effective 1/1/2010

In the January 8, 2010 issue of the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, NIH has announced the new salary cap:
Continued Salary Limitation (Section 203)
"None of the funds appropriated in this Act for the National Institutes of Health, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration shall be used to pay the salary of an individual, through a grant or other extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of Executive Level I." Executive Level I of the Federal Executive Pay Scale effective January 1 through December 31, 2009 was $196,700. Effective January 1, 2010, this amount increased to $199,700. Applications and proposals with categorical direct cost budgets reflecting direct salaries for individuals in excess of Executive Level I per year will be adjusted in accordance with the legislative salary limitation. Further information on the NIH Salary Limitation can be found in NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-10-041 published on January 6, 2010.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-10-040.html

Responsible Conduct in Research (RCR) Presentations Schedule Announced

A memo from Liz Bankert, Assistant Provost:

As previously announced, the National Science Foundation requires that at the time of proposal submission Dartmouth has a plan to "provide appropriate training and oversight in the responsible and ethical conduct of research."  RCR training is mandatory for all undergraduate students, graduate students and post docs paid from NSF funds.  The original memo from Martin Wybourne, Vice Provost for Research and the Dartmouth RCR Plan can be found on the Office of Sponsored Projects website.  The Plan includes an on-line RCR education option.  This is a follow up memo to provide information related to the scheduling of RCR presentations.  The RCR presentations fulfill the NSF requirement.

RCR presentations are scheduled as follows: 

Tuesday, January 19th from 3-5:  758 Borwell

Tuesday, January 26th from 3-5:  DCAL (in Baker Library)

Tuesday, February 16th from 3-5:  758 Borwell

Tuesday, February 23rd from 3-5:  DCAL (in Baker Library)

Additional times/dates for RCR presentation will be posted on the OSP website.  

RCR presentations can also be scheduled upon request.

Topics covered include: Research Misconduct; Data Acquisition and Management; Peer Review; Mentor & Trainee Responsibilities; Conflict of Interest; and Collaborative Research.  This new requirement only applies to NSF funded lab personnel; however we encourage RCR training for all researchers. 

Please email Liz Bankert with questions or to register for a session listed above.

AACR Grant Funding Available

The following grant opportunities are currently being offered by the American Association for Cancer Research.

*New Program* 

Landon Foundation-AACR INNOVATOR Award for Research in Personalized Cancer Medicine 

This grant is designed to accelerate progress in the area of personalized cancer medicine by providing support for physician-scientists who conduct meritorious studies that hold promise for near-patient benefit.  The Award is open to candidates who have acquired a medical degree or its equivalent or a combined M.D./Ph.D at any research institution in the world who completed postdoctoral studies or clinical fellowships on or after July 2, 2000.

The award provides a two-year grant of $100,000 to support direct research expenses, which may include salary and benefits of the grant recipient, postdoctoral or clinical research fellows, and/or research assistants, research/laboratory supplies, and equipment.

Landon Foundation-AACR INNOVATOR Award for Cancer Prevention Research

This grant recognizes outstanding achievement by junior faculty in any discipline of cancer prevention research. The projects must describe novel and innovative research that, if successful, will have strong potential for high impact in the cancer prevention field. Applicants must be in their first full-time faculty appointment; hold the title of Instructor, Research Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, or an equivalent full-time faculty position; have completed postdoctoral studies or clinical fellowships on or after July 2, 2006; and work at an academic, medical, or research institution anywhere in the world.

The Award provides a 2-year grant of $100,000 ($50,000 per year) for direct research expenses; which may include salary and benefits, equipment, and supplies; and for attendance at AACR Meetings for the purpose of participating in scholarly exchange.

Landon Foundation-AACR INNOVATOR Award for International Collaboration in Cancer Research

This grant is open to two or more independent investigators working within an established international cancer research collaboration involving institutes in multiple countries. The Collaborators may be affiliated with any institution involved in cancer research, cancer medicine, or cancer-related biomedical science anywhere in the world.

The Award provides a 2-year grant of $100,000 ($50,000 per year) to support salary and benefits of fellows and/or research assistants, equipment, supplies, travel relevant to the collaboration, training that will benefit the collaboration, and presentations of research data that will contribute to the dissemination of the scientific knowledge gained.
 

Please click on any grant name for more detailed information or to download the program Guidelines and Application Instructions.  If you have any questions regarding these or any other AACR grant opportunities, please let me know.
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Upcoming Medical RFPs

Title: Point-of-Care Diagnostics Grant Initiative
Sponsor: Grand Challenges in Global Health
URL: http://www.grandchallenges.org/diagnostics/Pages/Introduction.aspx

Deadline: February 16, 2010 for letter of inquiry

Amount: up to $3 million over three years

Abstract: The Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative is seeking innovative ideas for diagnostics in the developing world. $30 million in funding is available for Phase I of a new grant program to create technologies and components that can be used to assess multiple conditions and pathogens at the point of care in a variety of settings. Specifically, we seek to create a new class of point-of-care (POC) diagnostics that will be easy to use, low cost and otherwise appropriate so that these new tools achieve significant impact and rapid uptake in resource-poor settings. POC diagnostics are not only intended to be used in a laboratory or clinic by a trained user.  They also need to be operated by minimally trained community health workers in limited infrastructure settings. The platform we envision will have the ability to assess multiple pathogens and health conditions using a set of common technical, logistical, and medical decision-making approaches.  The combination of 1) a point of decision test, and; 2) a common platform, will ultimately result in better health outcomes.
Title: Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change
Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
URL: http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20941

Deadline: Feb. 4, 2010 (preliminary proposal). Optional conference calls on January 6 and 8.

Amount: up to $400,000 over three years

Eligibility: Only organizations that administer and directly provide an intervention to the target population are eligible to apply. Eligible institutions may partner/subcontract with academic or research groups with evaluation expertise.

Abstract: The program is focused on evaluating projects or initiatives that are under way in a variety of health care settings, such as clinics and hospitals, in order to determine what works-and what does not work-to reduce racial and ethnic health care disparities. Specifically, grants awarded through the program are used to evaluate interventions and their potential for real-world implementation.

At a minimum, proposals must:

• Involve health care delivery for one or more of the following health concerns:

• Cardiovascular disease
• Depression
• Diabetes

• Be able to execute the intervention and evaluation in three or more distinct sites.
• Include the collection and reporting of patient-level data by race and ethnicity. Characterization of ethnic subgroups is encouraged where the study population and sample size justifies this subdivision, for instance, breaking out Hispanic patient populations having Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage or by stating whether an Asian-American population is Chinese or Korean in origin.

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Title: Clinical Scholars
Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
URL: http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20912

Deadline: February 26, 2010

Amount: $120,000 over two years

Eligibility: M.D., U.S. citizen or permanent resident, must intend to complete clinical requirements of residency by July 1, 2011

Abstract: The goal of the program is to integrate scholars' clinical expertise with training in program development and research methods to help them find solutions for the challenges posed by the U.S. health care system and the health of U.S. communities. The program offers master's degree graduate-level study and research in a university-based, post-residency training program. The Clinical Scholars program generally involves two years of study with generous protected time for research. Interested scholars will be considered for a limited number of opportunities for a third year of support. Scholars train at one of the following participating institutions: the University of California, Los Angeles; the University of Michigan; the University of Pennsylvania; and Yale University.
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TITLE: Innovator Awards Program for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research
SPONSOR: Rainin Foundation, Kenneth
URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/122583
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TITLE: Residency Travel Awards
SPONSOR: American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS)
Foundation Awards
URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/44178
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TITLE: Conferences and Symposia
SPONSOR: Paralyzed Veterans of America
Spinal Cord Injury Education and Training Foundation
URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/40580
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TITLE: John Dickinson Teacher Award
SPONSOR: American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS)
Foundation Awards
URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/27012
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TITLE: F. Mark Rafaty Memorial Award
SPONSOR: American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS)
Foundation Awards
URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/27017
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TITLE: Community Service Award
SPONSOR: American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS)
Foundation Awards
URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/27018
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TITLE: Alton Ochsner Award Relating Smoking and Health
SPONSOR: Ochsner Medical Foundation, Alton
URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/48097
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TITLE: Medical Research Grants
SPONSOR: Progeria Research Foundation
URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/113295
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TITLE: Victor A. McKusick Fellowship Program
SPONSOR: National Marfan Foundation
URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/97183
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TITLE: Grants
SPONSOR: Sarcoma Foundation of America (SFA)
URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/112745
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TITLE: Senior Research Awards
SPONSOR: Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF)
URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/61319
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TITLE: AACAP Junior Investigator Award, Supported by the AACAP Work Group on Research
SPONSOR: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/117377
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TITLE: Investigator's Award in Clinical Translation of Cell and Gene Therapy for Cancer
SPONSOR: Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy (ACGT)
URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/114256

Upcoming NIH Deadlines

OSP has posted a guide to upcoming NIH deadlines, with corresponding OSP submission deadlines

DoD CDMRP 2010 Research Programs Funding Opportunities

The Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs has received notice of the research funding opportunities available for fiscal year 2010.  The news release is available on website: http://cdmrp.army.mil/pubs/press/2009/10fundingann.htm, and printed below.   Please feel free to provide this information to researchers at Dartmouth College in the areas of life-science, oncology, bio-engineering, psychiatry, and social sciences, who might be
interested in CDMRP research funding during 2010.

DoD Breast Cancer 2010 Funding Opportunities Preview

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The Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) is providing a "heads up" fiscal year 2010 (FY10) offerings ($150 million Appropriation).  The following funding opportunity information may interest bio-life, clinical, bio-engineering, epidemiology, behavioral, basic and social scientists considering focusing on breast cancer research at the Dartmouth College. You may disseminate this information to the widest possible audience using links, list serves, funding websites, newsletters, and forwarding this e-mail. 

The FY10 Defense Appropriations Act provides $150 million to the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) to support innovative, high-impact breast cancer research. This program is administered by the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) through the Office of Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP).

FY10 BCRP program announcements and application instructions and deadlines for the following award mechanisms are anticipated to be posted on Grants.gov and the CDMRP website (http://cdmrp.army.mil) in late January and February 2010.  A synopsis chart of the planned funding mechanisms can be found at the OSP web site. The full announcement is also available at the DoD web site.

Information in this pre-announcement is being provided to allow investigators time to plan and develop proposals. All proposals must conform to the final FY10 program announcements and application instructions (including deadlines).  A Program Announcement and Instructions for each funding mechanism will be available for electronic downloading from the Grants.gov website and also on the CDMRP website in January/February 2010.  A listing of all USAMRMC funding opportunities can be obtained on the Grants.gov website by performing a basic search using CFDA Number 12.420.