Cancer Control and Population Sciences: Research Overview

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Research Overview for Fiscal Year 2006

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

Total Grants: 860 Total Dollars: $371,475,318

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	83	9.65	$30,058,672	8.09
Behavioral Research Program	308	35.81	$126,313,698	34.00
Cancer Survivorship Research	79	9.19	$22,708,856	6.11
DCCPS Office of the Director	5	0.58	$6,745,806	1.82
Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program	325	37.79	$173,883,609	46.81
Surveillance Research Program	60	6.98	$11,764,677	3.17
Total Cancer Control and Population Sciences	860	100%	$371,475,318	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	1.16	$18,160,012	4.89
P30 - Center Core Grants	1	0.12	$250,000	0.07
P50 - Specialized Center	16	1.86	$21,961,776	5.91
R01 - Research Project	514	59.77	$238,317,362	64.15
R03 - Small Research Grants	118	13.72	$8,756,693	2.36
R13 - Conferences	18	2.09	$546,469	0.15
R15 - Academic Research Enhancement Awards (AREA)	1	0.12	$103,392	0.03
R21 - Exploratory/Developmental Grants	79	9.19	$12,107,479	3.26
R24 - Resource-Related Research Projects	2	0.23	$540,059	0.15
R25 - Education Projects	1	0.12	$65,954	0.02
R37 - Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award	3	0.35	$4,059,438	1.09
R42 - * Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Grants - Phase II	1	0.12	$119,297	0.03
R43 - Small Business Innovation Research Grants (SBIR) - Phase I	9	1.05	$1,221,021	0.33
R44 - Small Business Innovation Research Grants (SBIR) - Phase II	13	1.51	$6,717,591	1.81
U01 - Research Project (Cooperative Agreements)	63	7.33	$43,545,776	11.72
U19 - Research Program (Cooperative Agreement)	1	0.12	$4,927,969	1.33
U24 - Resource-Related Research Project (Cooperative Agreements)	6	0.70	$720,239	0.19
U54 - Specialized Center (Cooperative Agreements)	4	0.47	$9,354,791	2.52
Total	860	100%	$371,475,318	100%