Cancer Control and Population Sciences: Research Overview

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Research Overview for Fiscal Year 2007

Major Areas of Research: Epidemiology and Genetics research, Behavioral research, Applied research, Surveillance research and Survivorship research.

Total Grants: 906 Total Dollars: $381,425,235

Description of overall DCCPS Grants by Major Area of Research
The table and graph below depict the number of grants and funding by scientific research programs: epidemiology and genetics research, behavioral research, applied research, surveillance research and survivorship research.

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Major Area of Research	Total Grants	% Grants	Total Dollars	% Dollars
Applied Research	91	10.04	$32,559,818	8.54
Behavioral Research	312	34.44	$125,443,383	32.89
Cancer Survivorship Research	72	7.95	$21,444,166	5.62
DCCPS Office of the Director	6	0.66	$6,098,814	1.60
Epidemiology and Genetics Research	370	40.84	$185,031,338	48.51
Surveillance Research	55	6.07	$10,847,716	2.84
Total Cancer Control and Population Sciences	906	100%	$381,425,235	100%

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Description of overall research by Grant Award Mechanisms
The table and graph below depict the number of grants and level of funding by mechanisms. The majority of the division's grant portfolio is funded through the R01 Basic Research grant mechanism.

Grant Award Mechanism	Total Grants	% Grants	Total Dollars	% Dollars
P01 - Research Program Projects	10	1.10	$21,298,738	5.58
P30 - Center Core Grants	2	0.22	$318,952	0.08
P50 - Specialized Center	17	1.88	$20,957,314	5.49
PL1 - Linked Center Core Grant	1	0.11	$255,237	0.07
R01 - Research Project	532	58.72	$248,608,315	65.18
R03 - Small Research Grants	151	16.67	$11,296,443	2.96
R13 - Conferences	14	1.55	$289,655	0.08
R15 - Academic Research Enhancement Awards (AREA)	1	0.11	$211,854	0.06
R21 - Exploratory/Developmental Grants	82	9.05	$12,853,900	3.37
R33 - Exploratory/Developmental Grants Phase II	1	0.11	$207,900	0.05
R37 - Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award	4	0.44	$4,874,205	1.28
R41 - Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Grants - Phase I	1	0.11	$106,501	0.03
R43 - Small Business Innovation Research Grants (SBIR) - Phase I	9	0.99	$1,014,628	0.27
R44 - Small Business Innovation Research Grants (SBIR) - Phase II	11	1.21	$5,259,630	1.38
R56 - High Priority, Short Term Project Award	1	0.11	$147,746	0.04
RL5 - Linked Education Project	1	0.11	$172,732	0.05
U01 - Research Project (Cooperative Agreements)	63	6.95	$40,404,654	10.59
U19 - Research Program (Cooperative Agreement)	1	0.11	$4,204,259	1.10
U54 - Specialized Center (Cooperative Agreements)	4	0.44	$8,942,572	2.34
Total	906	100%	$381,425,235	100%