Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences March 2, 2001

News Flash

RFA Issued on Providing Shared Resources for Scientists Not at NCI-Funded Cancer Centers

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has issued a Request for Applications (RFA) to establish cancer-related research resources to provide new sources of technical support and research materials to advance cancer research. Increasing the availability of core resources is expected to improve the ability of cancer investigators to conduct research, and to thereby facilitate scientific progress. To be eligible, applicant institutions must not have an NCI-funded cancer center, and the application must identify six or more NCI-funded investigators who will utilize the services of the proposed resource. The research resource (R24) grant mechanism will be used. Letters of intent are due by June 5, 2001, and applications must be received by July 10, 2001.

Appropriate resources include but are not limited to: tissue and data resources, unique database resources supporting research activities, agent development, assay support for research activities, animal models for diagnostic or therapeutic applications, and technology or instrumentation development.

NCI intends to commit about $3 million in FY 2002 to fund 10 to 15 new and/or competing continuation grants in response to this RFA. An applicant may request a project period of up to 5 years and a budget for direct costs of up to $200,000 per year, excluding facility and administrative costs on consortium arrangements. Awards are contingent upon the availability of funds and the receipt of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.

Direct programmatic inquiries to Dr. Roger Aamodt, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, NCI, tel.: 301-496-7147; e-mail: ra32u@nih.gov.

The RFA (CA-01-020) appears in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts; release date: Feb. 14, 2001: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-01-020.html.

Revised NIH Grants Policy Statement Published

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has issued a revised NIH Grants Policy Statement (NIHGPS) that is effective for all grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods beginning on or after March 1, 2001. The Statement supersedes, in its entirety, the NIH Grants Policy Statement as a standard term and condition of award. (The NIHGPS published in Oct. 1998 remains the standard term and condition for all grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods that began between Oct. 1, 1998 and Feb. 28, 2001.)

A Notice about the revised Statement (OD-01-015), including mention of notable policy changes, appears in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts; release date: Feb. 27, 2001: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-01-015.html.

The Statement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps_2001/index.htm.