Cancer Control and Population Sciences: Research Overview

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Research Overview for Fiscal Year 2008

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

Total Grants: 894 Total Dollars: $387,558,170

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	95	10.63	$38,911,952	10.04
Behavioral Research	314	35.12	$125,536,104	32.39
Cancer Survivorship Research	64	7.16	$18,908,318	4.88
DCCPS Office of the Director	5	0.56	$1,048,645	0.27
Epidemiology and Genetics Research	364	40.72	$191,663,578	49.45
Surveillance Research	52	5.82	$11,489,573	2.96
Total Cancer Control and Population Sciences	894	100%	$387,558,170	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	13	1.45	$25,361,550	6.54
P20 - Exploratory Grants	2	0.22	$2,713,489	0.70
P50 - Specialized Center	15	1.68	$12,967,188	3.35
PL1 - Linked Center Core Grant	1	0.11	$334,900	0.09
R01 - Research Project	537	60.07	$257,446,319	66.43
R03 - Small Research Grants	138	15.44	$10,196,944	2.63
R13 - Conferences	18	2.01	$368,304	0.10
R15 - Academic Research Enhancement Awards (AREA)	1	0.11	$178,088	0.05
R21 - Exploratory/Developmental Grants	88	9.84	$15,848,111	4.09
R33 - Exploratory/Developmental Grants Phase II	1	0.11	$294,425	0.08
R37 - Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award	4	0.45	$4,445,282	1.15
RL5 - Linked Education Project	1	0.11	$249,624	0.06
U01 - Research Project (Cooperative Agreements)	63	7.05	$34,888,120	9.00
U19 - Research Program (Cooperative Agreement)	2	0.22	$5,595,296	1.44
U24 - Resource-Related Research Project (Cooperative Agreements)	6	0.67	$7,702,144	1.99
U54 - Specialized Center (Cooperative Agreements)	4	0.45	$8,968,386	2.31
Total	894	100%	$387,558,170	100%