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For information on funding opportunities from the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, see http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/funding.html.
For imformation on applying for grants and links to application forms, see http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/funding_info.html
RFAs
Go to the Archive of Funding Opportunities for information on recent funding announcements
PAs
Mind-Body Interactions in Health
PA-07-046
Expiration Date: January 3, 2010
NCI is interested in research that examines how interactions among environmental, psychosocial, immune, neuroendocrine, genetic, and other biological factors affect the disease, its treatment and side- effects, and/or outcome. Research may involve cancer detection, prevention, treatment, or survivorship. Examples of relevant topics include host differences, sickness behaviors (e.g., nausea, fatigue, depression), and biological factors impacting tumor growth or metastasis (e.g., DNA damage and repair, apoptosis, angiogenesis). Interdisciplinary research and research that includes integrative conceptual models are encouraged.
NCI Program Contact: Paige McDonald, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Biobehavioral Methods to Improve Outcomes Research
PA-07-008
Expiration Date: September 8, 2008
The National Cancer Institute would like to encourage methodological and technological innovation among biobehavioral studies that use cancer as the disease paradigm and seek to improve clinical outcome (e.g., quality of life, symptom management, disease progression). Research using innovative methods to study the interface between behavioral factors (e.g., stress, affect, coping), tumor biology (e.g., angiogenesis, T-cell regulation, inflammation, viral oncogenesis) and other biological mechanisms (e.g., apoptosis, DNA repair), and cancer control are appropriate.
NCI Program Contact: Paige McDonald, PhD, MPH
Functional Links Between the Immune System, Brain Function, and Behavior
NOT-CA-05-018
PA-06-533
Expiration Date: September 2, 2008
The NCI encourages the submission of applications to study basic biobehavioral processes related to immune-to-central nervous system (CNS) interactions in cancer. Cancer and cancer treatments (e.g., radiotherapy and
chemotherapy) often result in patients experiencing debilitating symptoms such as pain, gastrointestinal distress, wasting/cachexia, fatigue, cognitive impairments, anxiety, and depression. These symptoms and their underlying causes exert significant impacts on disease course, treatment effectiveness, and the quality of life of cancer patients. There is growing evidence these symptoms share common biological mechanisms. Cytokines, readily produced in the tumor microenvironment and capable of immune-to-CNS communication, are recognized to be the central mediators of cancer-related sickness behaviors. However, further understanding of how cytokines and other neuroimmune molecules act on the CNS to influence the patient's cancer experience is needed. For example, elucidation of the mechanisms by which cytokines and neurotransmitters act in concert to induce mood and cognitive alterations is timely. The development of relevant animal models is encouraged.
Program contact: Paige McDonald, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Symptom Clusters in Cancer and Immune Disorders (R01)
PA-07-074
Expiration Date: January 8, 2008
The purpose of this initiative is to solicit research to elucidate the presence of symptom clusters in one or more cancers or immune disorders, their management, and the impact of such management upon patient outcomes. It seeks to stimulate research on the characterization of symptom clusters, and the design and testing of interventions addressing symptoms that have demonstrated interactions and/or common pathways. In this way, knowledge can be developed and applied to the management of symptom clusters in relation to a variety of physiological, psychosocial, and demographic factors.
NCI Program contact: Ann O'Mara, Ph.D, R.N.
See also: http://www.cancer.gov/researchandfunding/announcements/symptommanagement
Symptom Clusters in Cancer and Immune Disorders (R21)
PA-07-009
Expiration Date: January 8, 2008
Methodology and Measurement in the Behavioral and Social Sciences
PA-06-344
PA-06-343
Expiration Date: May 2, 2008
The goal of this program announcement is to encourage research that will improve the quality and scientific power of data collected in the behavioral and social sciences, relevant to the missions of the NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs). Research that addresses methodology and measurement issues in diverse populations, issues in studying sensitive behaviors, issues of ethics in research, issues related to confidential data and the protection of research subjects, and issues in developing interdisciplinary, multimethod, and multilevel approaches to behavioral and social science research is particularly encouraged, as are approaches that integrate behavioral and social science research with biomedical, physical, or computational science research or engineering.
Program contact: Bryce B. Reeve, Ph.D.
Basic and Translational Research in Emotion
PA-07-083
Expiration Date: March 6, 2009
This trans-NIH initiative seeks to expand basic research on the processes and mechanisms involved in the experience and expression of emotion. Examples of research questions relevant to cancer control include the following. What are the bi-directional influences between emotional states or traits and neurobiological, endocrine, and immune systems? Among cancer patients, how might these influences on biology influence health status or treatment? Among cancer patients or individuals at increased risk for cancer, how do individual differences in emotional processes relate to reports of fatigue, return to work, adherence to treatment, and cancer screening behaviors? What are the psychological and/or health consequences of the use of denial or repression among cancer patients?
Program contact: Wendy Nelson, Ph.D.
Exploratory Grants for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control (R21)
PA-06-351
Expiration Date: May 8, 2009
The goal of this initiative is to promote innovative behavioral, clinical, and culturally appropriate research approaches to cancer prevention and control. Research may focus on assessment, intervention, dissemination, surveillance, or psychological influences on cancer and the biobehavioral mechanisms underlying cancer-related behaviors.
Program contact: Sabra Woolley, Ph.D.
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PARs
Small Grants Program for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control (R03)
PAR-06-458
Expiration Date: December 23, 2008
This initiative is intended to facilitate the growth of a nationwide cohort of scientists with a high level of research expertise in cancer control behavioral research. Small grants are two-year awards that provide support for pilot projects, development and testing of new methodologies, secondary data analyses, or innovative projects that provide a basis for more extended research.
Program contact: Veronica Chollette, R.N.
See also: http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/smallgrants
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Notices
Change in Standing Receipt Dates for NIH/AHRQ/NIOSH Beginning in January 2007
NOT-OD-07-001
Notice on Roadmap Trans-NIH Strategic Initiatives Idea Input and Nomination Process
NOT-RM-06-018
Establishment of Multiple Principal Investigator Awards for the Support of Team Science Projects
NOT-OD-06-036
All Federal research agencies are currently preparing for the implementation of policies and procedures to formally allow more than one Principal Investigator (PI) on individual research awards. This presents a new and important opportunity for investigators seeking support for projects or activities that clearly require a "team science" approach. The multiple-PI option is targeted specifically to those projects that do not fit the single-PI model, and therefore is intended to supplement, and not to replace, the traditional single PI model. The overarching goal is to maximize the potential of team science efforts, responsive to the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century.
NIH contact: multi_PI@mail.nih.gov
See also: http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/multi_pi/
Request for Information on the Plan to Recognize Multiple Principal Investigators on NIH Grants
NOT-OD-05-055
National Institutes of Health
NIH Announces Updated Criteria for Evaluating Research Grant Applications
NOT-OD-05-002
Updated review criteria will be effective for research grant applications received on or after January 10, 2005 that fall into the following categories:
- Investigator initiated research grant applications;
- Investigator initiated research grant applications submitted in response Program Announcements (PAs) whether published before or after this announcement;
- Solicited research grant applications submitted in response to Requests for Applications (RFAs) will continue to use the review criteria described in the RFA.
See also: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/peer/peer.htm#documents
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