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Background |
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Philosophy/Focus |
Research on the
prevalence, prevention, and treatment of cancer in poor and underserved
populations has been identified as a target area for 10% of the research
budget of the American Cancer Society.
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Major Fields of Interest |
Proposals submitted
in response to this request for applications (RFA) must focus on poor and
underserved populations, but may address a variety of behavioral,
epidemiological, policy, health delivery, clinical and basic science
issues. Interdisciplinary collaborations are encouraged and the novelty
and uniqueness of the proposed projects will be an important aspect in the
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Type of Grants |
It is estimated
that approximately 5 research project grants or clinical research training
grants and 3 post-doctoral fellowships can be awarded each funding
cycle. |
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Grants Restrictions |
The proposal must
be for a hypothesis-driven research project. |
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Number of Staff |
Unavailable. |
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Assets |
Unavailable. |
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Funding |
Estimated $8
million per year, or $4 million per funding cycle will be available for
this RFA.
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Application Guidelines |
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Eligibility |
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Selection Criteria |
Research project
grants submitted in response to this RFA will be accepted from senior and
beginning investigators. To insure a continuing supply of qualified
investigators in areas addressed by this RFA, applications for
postdoctoral fellowships and clinical research training grants from
beginning investigators will also be accepted.
In general, research project grants awarded in response to this RFA will be for three years and up to $250,000 per year, including 25% indirect costs. Some behavioral or epidemiological studies might require more than three years and a higher budget. Such requests will be considered and must be well documented and justified. |
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Application Procedure |
To obtain further
information, please download the application materials from the American
Cancer Society web site at www.cancer.org. Potential applicants will need
to choose Research and then Grant Funding. The complete RFA, policy
statement, and application forms are located under Targeted Grants on the
Grant Funding page.
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Key Dates |
The first deadline
for applications is April 1, 1999. The next deadline will be October 15,
1999. The same dates will be used in subsequent years. It is projected
that this target will remain in effect for at least 3 years.
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Contact Person |
Questions about
applications in this area should be directed to:
Donella
Wilson, PhD
(404)
329-7717 or
dwilson@cancer.org
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