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The BRP staff directory is designed to help identify Program Directors by research area and Branch assignment. BRP Program Directors can advise you throughout the application process from development of your idea through submission and review. Please feel free to contact any BRP staff via phone or email.
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Current Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs)
Selected Funding Programs
- The Effect of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination/Bias on Health Care Delivery
- Small Grants Program
- Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
- Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network (OppNet)
Resources
- NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
NIH medical and behavioral research grant policies, guidelines and funding opportunities - NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT)
- Everything You Wanted To Know About the NCI Grants Process But Were Afraid To Ask
PDF of the 2005 handbook (last printed in 2008) that describes how National Cancer Institute grants are awarded and administered. Ordering information - NCI Funded Research Portfolio
Currently Funded Grant Portfolios
- Behavioral Research Program
- Basic Biobehavioral and Psychological Sciences Branch
- Health Behaviors Research Branch
- Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch
- Process of Care Research Branch
- Science of Research and Technology Branch*
- Tobacco Control Research Branch
Previously Funded Grant Portfolios
- Behavioral Research Program
- Basic Biobehavioral and Psychological Sciences Branch*
- Health Behaviors Research Branch*
- Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch
- Process of Care Research Branch*
- Science of Research and Technology Branch*
- Tobacco Control Research Branch
History and Trends
- BRP Grant Funding Trends
- Funded Grants in Response to specific Request for Applications (RFAs)
- Funded Grants in Response to specific Program Announcements (PA/PARs)
* In 2010, the Program reorganized the Branch structure and some names were changed:
- The former Basic and Biobehavioral Research Branch (BBRB) was changed to the Basic Biobehavioral and Psychological Sciences Branch (BBPSB)
- The former Health Promotion Research Branch (HPRB) was changed to the Health Behaviors Research Branch (HBRB)
- The Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch (HCIRB) did not undergo a name change
- The former Applied Cancer Screening Research Branch (ACSRB) was changed to the Process of Care Research Branch (PCRB)
- The Science of Research and Technology Branch (SRTB) was created
- The Tobacco Control Research Branch (TCRB) did not undergo a name change