Cancer Control and Population Sciences: Research Overview

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Research Overview for Fiscal Year 2005

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

Total Grants: 889 Total Dollars: $398,805,222

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 Program	74	8.32	$35,348,520	8.86
Behavioral Research Program	301	33.86	$133,177,026	33.39
Cancer Survivorship Research	88	9.90	$23,256,139	5.83
DCCPS Office of the Director	0	0.00	$0	0.00
Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program	360	40.49	$193,409,201	48.50
Surveillance Research Program	66	7.42	$13,614,336	3.41
Total Cancer Control and Population Sciences	889	100%	$398,805,222	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	14	1.57	$21,225,956	5.32
P50 - Specialized Center	16	1.80	$22,489,844	5.64
R01 - Research Project	517	58.16	$258,020,521	64.70
R03 - Small Research Grants	133	14.96	$9,690,478	2.43
R13 - Conferences	14	1.57	$628,670	0.16
R15 - Academic Research Enhancement Awards (AREA)	2	0.22	$316,821	0.08
R21 - Exploratory/Developmental Grants	90	10.12	$12,556,314	3.15
R24 - Resource-Related Research Projects	2	0.22	$540,587	0.14
R37 - Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award	3	0.34	$4,079,794	1.02
R42 - * Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Grants - Phase II	1	0.11	$752,738	0.19
R43 - Small Business Innovation Research Grants (SBIR) - Phase I	4	0.45	$560,033	0.14
R44 - Small Business Innovation Research Grants (SBIR) - Phase II	16	1.80	$5,986,663	1.50
U01 - Research Project (Cooperative Agreements)	66	7.42	$46,401,372	11.64
U19 - Research Program (Cooperative Agreement)	1	0.11	$5,716,864	1.43
U24 - Resource-Related Research Project (Cooperative Agreements)	6	0.67	$429,381	0.11
U54 - Specialized Center (Cooperative Agreements)	4	0.45	$9,409,186	2.36
Total	889	100%	$398,805,222	100%