Title:
Cancer Education Grant Program

Contact:

Mary C. Blehar, Ph.D.
Cancer Training Branch
Office of Centers, Training, and Resources
National Cancer Institute
6116 Executive Boulevard, Room 7021, MSC 8346
Bethesda, MD 20892-8346
Rockville, MD 20852-7150 (for express/courier service)
Telephone: 301-496-8580
Fax: 301-402-4472
Email: mblehar@mail.nih.gov

Objectives of the Project:

The objective of this initiative is to fund innovative cancer education programs that ultimately will contribute to decreasing cancer incidence, morbidity, and mortality and to improving the quality of life of cancer patients. As long as the proposed cancer education programs address a need not adequately fulfilled by other grant mechanisms available at the National Institutes of Health and they are focused on areas of particular interest to the National Cancer Institute, the educational tools can be diverse. The proposed programs can include short courses and the development of curricula in academic institutions; the organization of national seminars, and workshops; the education of community health care professionals, biomedical and clinical investigators, and members of the lay community; to the sponsorship of short-term research experiences; and the development of web-based curriculum, communication, and educational tools.

Description of the Projects:

Awards for up to $300,000 per year will be made to domestic educational institutions and professional organizations for up to 5 years. Applications for support of the development or academic curricula and for support of the enhancement of local and community outreach and educational activities generally are not renewable. Other types of cancer education programs may be renewed with prior approval from NCI. Principal Investigators (PIs) should be expert in the proposed educational field and have demonstrated experience in the management and organization of education programs. Proposed education programs may improve the knowledge about cancer in diverse audiences (e.g., oncologists, nurses, and primary care physicians, clinical and basic investigators, members of the lay community, students) and/or promote the choice of a career in cancer research and education. Applicants are encouraged to use innovative educational approaches. Applications must include an evaluation plan of the results obtained compared with the original objectives, as well as a dissemination plan so that interested consumers may become aware of the existence and effectiveness of the program.