Grant and Funding Opportunity Announcements
Infrastructure Grants
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American Cancer Society
Institutional Research Grants are block grants averaging $90,000 per year for three years given to institutions as "seed money" for the initiation of projects by promising junior investigators.
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Funding Agencies:
- American Cancer Society
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Population Research Infrastructure Program Short-term Support for Rising Programs (R24)
# The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA is )to provide short-term infrastructure support for established population centers and programs that are doing research in the areas within the mission of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Developments Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch (DBSB). The centers to be supported by this program have a solid base in population research, are on a trajectory to become more productive and influential in population research, and, with the infrastructure support provided through this program, are likely to be competitive for a Population Research Infrastructure Program (R24) award within three to five years. The Infrastructure Population Research Infrastructure Program Short-term Support for Rising Programs replaces the Developmental Infrastructure for Population Research Program (see PAR-06-362).
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Funding Agencies:
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Population Research Infrastructure Program (R24)
Letter of Intent: 10/20/2008
Application Deadline: 11/19/2008
The purpose of this FOA is to provide infrastructure support in order to foster and enhance the research capabilities of established population research centers that are highly productive and influential in the areas of research within the mission of the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch (DBSB), Center for Population Research NICHD.
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Funding Agencies:
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NIDA Research "Center of Excellence" Grant Program (P50)
This FOA is to provide support for research centers that conduct drug abuse and addiction research that have outstanding innovative science and that are multidisciplinary, thematically integrated, synergistic, and are/will be serving as national resource(s) for the NIDA research fields.
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Funding Agencies:
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) targets applicant institutions with demonstrated ability to conduct translational research in the prevention, etiology, screening, diagnosis, and/or treatment of human cancer. Applications may address cancer in any organ site, but each application must be organ site specific. Examples of organ sites include (but are not limited to) leukemias, lymphomas, myelomas, brain, breast, gastrointestinal (GI) system, genitourinary (GU) system, gynecologic (GYN) system, head & neck, lung, ovary, pancreas, prostate, skin, oral cavity & pharynx, bones, joints, soft tissue, eye & orbit, and endocrine system. Applicants are encouraged to consult with the NCI program staff members regarding the choice of cancer organ site. Translational research, as defined by the NCI, uses knowledge of human biology to develop and test the feasibility of cancer-relevant interventions in humans and/or determines the biological basis for observations made in individuals with cancer or in populations at risk for cancer.
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Funding Agencies:
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD)
NCMHD Comprehensive Centers of Excellence (P60)
Letter of Intent: 7/30/2008
Application Deadline: 8/29/2008
This FOA issued by the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD), National Institutes of Health solicits grant applications from institutions/organizations that propose to establish an Comprehensive NCMHD Center of Excellence (COE) contributing to either the improvement of minority health, the elimination of health disparities, or both. To be eligible for the COE in this FOA, applicant institutions must have existing federal research support and/or research infrastructure as reflected in a level of NIH institutional funding of more than or equal to $80 million for the year 2007. An Comprehensive NCMHD COE supported under this FOA must contain an Administrative core, a Research core, a Research Training/Education core, and a Community/Engagement core. Pilot research projects or feasibility projects/studies are not supported under this FOA.
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Funding Agencies:
- National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD)
National Human Genome Research Institute
Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) (P50)
The Centers of Excellence in Genomic Sciences (CEGS) program establishes academic Centers for advanced genome research. Each CEGS grant supports a multi-investigator, interdisciplinary team to develop innovative genomic approaches to address a particular biological problem. A CEGS project will address a critical issue in genomic science, proposing a solution that would be a very substantial advance. Thus, the research conducted at these Centers will entail substantial risk, balanced by outstanding scientific and management plans and very high potential payoff. A CEGS will focus on the development of novel technological or computational methods for the production or analysis of comprehensive data sets, or on a particular genome-scale biological problem, or on other ways to develop and use genomic approaches for understanding biological systems. Exploiting its outstanding scientific plan and team, each CEGS will nurture genomic science at its institution by facilitating the interaction of investigators from different disciplines, and by providing training of new investigators will expand the pool of professional genomics scientists and engineers.
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Funding Agencies:
- National Human Genome Research Institute
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Centers for Agricultural Disease and Injury Research, Education and Prevention (U50)
The purposes of the Agriculture Centers are to conduct research, education, and prevention/intervention programs that address agricultural safety and health problems in the geographic region served (multi-state), as well as nationally.
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Funding Agencies:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Centers (T42)
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)/ Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) invites grant applications for Education and Research Centers (ERC) that are focused on occupational safety and health training and research training. NIOSH is mandated to provide an adequate supply of qualified personnel to carry out the purposes of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and the ERCs are one of the principal means for meeting this mandate. ERCs are academic institutions that provide interdisciplinary graduate training and continuing education in the core occupational safety and health areas of industrial hygiene (IH), occupational health nursing (OHN), occupational medicine residency (OMR), occupational safety (OS), as well as other closely related occupational safety and health (OSH) fields. Research and research training are integral components of ERCs, thus ERC scientists conduct peer reviewed, investigator initiated research on issues related to the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA). The NIOSH homepage provides a full description of occupational safety and health program areas. The ERCs also serve as regional resource centers for industry, labor, government, and the public.
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Funding Agencies:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Advanced Centers for Intervention and/or Services Research (ACISR) (P30)
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) invites research grant applications to support core infrastructure for conducting intervention and/or services research directly addressing the mission of NIMH, which is to reduce the burden of mental and behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain, and behavior. In particular, this initiative addresses the mission of the NIMH Division of Services and Intervention Research (DSIR), as well as that the NIMH Geriatrics Research Branch. The DSIR supports two main areas of research: a) intervention research to evaluate the effectiveness of pharmacologic, psychosocial, somatic, rehabilitative and combination treatment or preventive interventions on mental and behavior disorders, and b) mental health services research that consists of interdisciplinary investigations of the predictors, processes and outcomes of mental health services, including availability, access and acceptability; organization; decision-making; service delivery, utilization and quality of care; costs, cost-effectiveness and financing of mental health care, and the dissemination and implementation of effective interventions into service systems. The Geriatrics Research Branch supports intervention research relevant to older adults. The scope of this initiative is broad and meant to support investigators involved in treatment, prevention, and/or services research. Thus, this center grant mechanism can be utilized for a variety of research activities, such as controlled clinical trials of treatment or preventive interventions, research aimed at optimization and personalization of care, evaluation and improvement of the safety of interventions, research on the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based interventions, evaluation and improvement of mental health services, or economics of mental health services. Along the spectrum from effectiveness to services research, the applicant should indicate and justify the specific focus of the center that is being proposed. Novel methodological and organizational approaches, and the creation of multidisciplinary research teams are especially encouraged. Based on the type and stage of development of the research activities being pursued, applicants can propose collaborations between academic investigators and relevant partners and justify support of the collaboration as part of the center.
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Funding Agencies:
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) (P50)
The Centers of Excellence in Genomic Sciences (CEGS) program establishes academic Centers for advanced genome research. Each CEGS grant supports a multi-investigator, interdisciplinary team to develop innovative genomic approaches to address a particular biological problem. A CEGS project will address a critical issue in genomic science, proposing a solution that would be a very substantial advance. Thus, the research conducted at these Centers will entail substantial risk, balanced by outstanding scientific and management plans and very high potential payoff. A CEGS will focus on the development of novel technological or computational methods for the production or analysis of comprehensive data sets, or on a particular genome-scale biological problem, or on other ways to develop and use genomic approaches for understanding biological systems. Exploiting its outstanding scientific plan and team, each CEGS will nurture genomic science at its institution by facilitating the interaction of investigators from different disciplines, and by providing training of new investigators will expand the pool of professional genomics scientists and engineers.
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Funding Agencies:
- National Human Genome Research Institute
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Developing Centers for Intervention and/or Services Research (DCISR) (P20)
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) invites research grant applications to support core infrastructure for conducting intervention and/or services research directly addressing the mission of NIMH, which is to reduce the burden of mental and behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain, and behavior. In particular, this initiative addresses the mission of the Division of Services and Intervention Research (DSIR), as well as that of the NIMH Geriatrics Research Branch. The DSIR supports two main areas of research: a) intervention research to evaluate the effectiveness of pharmacologic, psychosocial, somatic, rehabilitative and combination treatment or preventive interventions on mental and behavior disorders, and b) mental health services research that consists of interdisciplinary investigations of the predictors, processes and outcomes of mental health services, including availability, access and acceptability; organization; decision-making; service delivery, utilization and quality of care; costs, cost-effectiveness and financing of mental health care, and the dissemination and implementation of effective interventions into service systems. The Geriatrics Research Branch supports intervention research relevant to older adults. The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to establish infrastructure support for groups of investigators to further expand their intervention and/or services research. Applicants under this FOA must have current ongoing research activities relevant to mental health intervention and/or services. This FOA is issued as a companion to the PAR-08-088, Advanced Centers for Intervention and/or Services Research (ACISR), which requires a larger amount of existing research activity than required for this funding opportunity. This FOA is meant to support investigators with active, but still limited research programs, who can benefit from infrastructure support to further develop and expand their research activities. The scope of this initiative is broad and meant to support investigators involved in treatment, prevention, and/or services research. Thus, this center grant mechanism can be utilized for a variety of research activities, such as controlled clinical trials of treatment or preventive interventions, research aimed at optimization and personalization of care, evaluation and improvement of the safety of interventions, research on the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based interventions, evaluation and improvement of mental health services, or economics of mental health services. Along the spectrum from effectiveness to services research, the applicant should indicate and justify the specific focus of the center that is being proposed. Novel methodological and organizational approaches and the creation of multidisciplinary research teams are especially encouraged. Based on the type and stage of development of the research activities being pursued, applicants can propose collaborations between academic investigators and relevant partners and justify support of the collaboration as part of the center.
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Funding Agencies:
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Silvio O. Conte Centers for Basic and Translational Mental Health Research (P50)
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) invites applications for Silvio O. Conte Centers for Basic and Translational Mental Health Research. The institute seeks teams of researchers working at different levels of analysis and engaging in integrative, novel, and creative experimental approaches to address high-risk, high-impact questions with the primary objective of: (a) advancing the state of the science in brain and behavior research relevant to mental health; (b) supporting the integration and translation of basic and clinical neuroscience research on severe mental illnesses; and/or (c) advancing our understanding of the neurobehavioral developmental mechanisms responsible for psychopathology [or mental disorders] in childhood and adolescence. The Conte Centers program is intended to support research demonstrating an extraordinary level of synergy, integration, and potential for advancing the state of the field; this program is intended only for projects that could not be achieved by using other, more standard grant mechanisms. The Conte Centers program also provides an opportunity to establish interdisciplinary and/or translational research experiences for individuals in pre- and postdoctoral training.
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Funding Agencies:
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) targets applicant institutions with demonstrated ability to conduct translational research in the prevention, etiology, screening, diagnosis, and/or treatment of human cancer. Applications may address cancer in any organ site, but each application must be organ site specific. Examples of organ sites include (but are not limited to) leukemias, lymphomas, myelomas, brain, breast, gastrointestinal (GI) system, genitourinary (GU) system, gynecologic (GYN) system, head & neck, lung, ovary, pancreas, prostate, skin, oral cavity & pharynx, bones, joints, soft tissue, eye & orbit, and endocrine system. Applicants are encouraged to consult with the NCI program staff members regarding the choice of cancer organ site. Translational research, as defined by the NCI, uses knowledge of human biology to develop and test the feasibility of cancer-relevant interventions in humans and/or determines the biological basis for observations made in individuals with cancer or in populations at risk for cancer.
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Funding Agencies:
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Centers on the Demography and Economics of Aging (P30)
Letter of Intent: 9/30/2008
Application Deadline: 10/30/2008
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits Research and Development Center (P30) grant applications in the areas of demography and economics of aging, including relevant interdisciplinary areas rooted in population-based social science research. Center grant applications must include two mandatory cores and may choose among four optional cores.
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Funding Agencies:
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Comprehensive Alcohol Research Center on HIV/AIDS (P60)
Letter of Intent: 4/1/2009
Application Deadline: 5/1/2009
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits applications for a research center grant to conduct cross-cutting research on alcohol and HIV/AIDS that is multidisciplinary, thematically integrated, synergistic, and will serve as a national resource for NIAAA. Through this FOA, NIAAA seeks to encourage basic research that can be translated into interventions in order to reduce infection and transmission of HIV. These critical goals are consistent with the FY2009 Trans-NIH Plan For HIV-Related Research (http://www.oar.nih.gov/strategicplan/fy2009/pdf/Overview.pdf). NIAAA will give highest priority to research that will 1) develop and test biomedical prevention technologies that apply basic knowledge of HIV infection to intervention strategies for preventing the spread of HIV between individuals and within communities in the context of alcohol use; 2) develop knowledge of the interaction between alcohol and new agents or drug regimens to prevent and treat comorbidities and comortalities (malignancies, liver and cardiovascular diseases, metabolic disorders, and other complications) associated with long-term HIV disease and antiretroviral treatment in the context of alcohol use.
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Funding Agencies:
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
NIDA Comprehensive Research "Center of Excellence" Grant Program (P60)
This FOA is to provide support for research centers that conduct drug abuse and addiction research that have outstanding innovative science and that are multidisciplinary, thematically integrated, synergistic, and are/will be serving as national resource(s) for the NIDA research fields.
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Funding Agencies:
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
NIDA Core "Center of Excellence" Grant Program (P30)
This FOA uses the Core Center of Excellence Grant (P30) mechanism. It is expected that a Center will transform knowledge in the sciences it is studying. Incremental work should not be the focus of Center activities; rather, new and creative directions are required. The P30 Center may support pilot research in any area of NIDA's mission. Research may occur in any area of NIDA's mission. Each separate core should bear an essential relationship to the integrating theme. The P30 Center of Excellence is expected to support the education, training, and mentoring of new investigators, who should be given meaningful roles to play in the Center projects. NIDA Centers are expected to share their findings, their data and their resources.
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Funding Agencies:
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
NIDA Research "Center of Excellence" Grant Program (P50)
This FOA is to provide support for research centers that conduct drug abuse and addiction research that have outstanding innovative science and that are multidisciplinary, thematically integrated, synergistic, and are/will be serving as national resource(s) for the NIDA research fields.
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Funding Agencies:
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Research Education Grants in Drug Abuse and Addiction (R25)
This FOA invites applications focused on research education and research curriculum development and/or program building in the area of drug abuse and addiction research. The focus should be primarily on clinical research, with preclinical research included to directly inform or provide a mechanistic foundation and/or for the purposes of supporting translational research training.
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Funding Agencies:
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Tinker Foundation, Inc.
To be considered for a Tinker Institutional Grant, a proposal must be submitted by an institutional entity and be geographically focused on Latin America, Iberia or Antarctica. Topically, the projects should deal with environmental policy, governance or economic policy. Support may be sought for, but is not limited to, research projects, conferences and workshops. The Foundation encourages collaboration between and among organizations in the United States, Latin America, Spain and Portugal.
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Funding Agencies:
- Tinker Foundation, Inc.
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