The Fiscal Year 2008 (FY08) Defense Appropriations Act

Defense Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP). $50m to support significant research in:

1. Alcoholism Research
2. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
3. Blood Cancer
4. Drug Abuse
5. Epilepsy Research
6. Eye and Vision Research
7. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
8. Integrated Tissue Hypoxia Research
9. Interstitial Cystitis
10. Kidney Cancer
11. Leishmaniasis
12. Lupus
13. Mesothelioma
14. Multiple Sclerosis
15. Nutrition and Health Promotion
16. Paget's Disease
17. Polycystic Kidney Disease
18. Pulmonary Hypertension
19. Scleroderma
20. Social Work Research
21. Tinnitus

There is an additional $1M Congressional appropriation for bone marrow failure disorder research.

FY08 PRMRP Program Announcements available for downloading

http://www.grants.gov

http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/prmrp.htm

http://cdmrp.org

• Investigator-Initiated Research Award
• Investigator-Initiated Research Award (Specific appropriation for bone marrow failure disorder research)
• Translational Research Award (Single PI)
• Translational Research Award (Partnering PI option)
• Advanced Technology/Therapeutic Development Award
• Clinical Trial Award

Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP)
Clinical Consortium Award

Individual program announcements and required forms can be found on the Grants.gov website. Pre-applications are required and must be submitted through the CDMRP eReceipt website, https://cdmrp.org, prior to proposal submission to Grants.gov.

Visit http://cdmrp.army.mil for more information

Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP)
Clinical Trial Award

Individual program announcements and required forms can be found on the Grants.gov website. Pre-applications are required and must be submitted through the CDMRP eReceipt website, https://cdmrp.org, prior to proposal submission to Grants.gov.

Visit http://cdmrp.army.mil for more information

Health Disparity Research Award

Individual program announcements and required forms can be found on the Grants.gov website. Pre-applications are required and must be submitted through the CDMRP eReceipt website, https://cdmrp.org, prior to proposal submission to Grants.gov.

Visit http://cdmrp.army.mil for more information

Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP)
Laboratory-Clinical Transition Award: Stage 1

Individual program announcements and required forms can be found on the Grants.gov website. Pre-applications are required and must be submitted through the CDMRP eReceipt website, https://cdmrp.org, prior to proposal submission to Grants.gov.

Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP)
Health Disparity Training Award

Individual program announcements and required forms can be found on the Grants.gov website. Pre-applications are required and must be submitted through the CDMRP eReceipt website, https://cdmrp.org, prior to proposal submission to Grants.gov.

Visit http://cdmrp.army.mil for more information

Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award

To provide funding for extraordinary early career researchers. The research supported by the award must be novel, exceptionally creative and, if successful, have the strong potential for high impact in the cancer field.
www.damonrunyon.org  

For information: 212-455-0520 or awards@damonrunyon.org

Funding Agency

Accepting grant proposals for Grand Challenges Explorations

1. Creating new ways to protect against infectious diseases
2. Creating drugs or delivery systems that limit the emergence of resistance
3. Creating new ways to prevent or cure HIV infection
4. Exploring the basis for latency in TB

More information: www.gcgh.org/explorations.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP)
Synergistic Idea Development Award

Individual program announcements and required forms can be found on the Grants.gov website. Pre-applications are required and must be submitted through the CDMRP eReceipt website, https://cdmrp.org, prior to proposal submission to Grants.gov.

DOD/CDMRP 2008 Neurofibromatosis Research Program to support innovative research to eradicate Neurofibromatosis

Clinical Trial Award

Individual program announcements and required forms can be found on the Grants.gov website. Pre-applications are required and must be submitted through the CDMRP eReceipt website, https://cdmrp.org, prior to proposalsubmission to Grants.gov.

Visit http://cdmrp.army.mil for more information.

Request for Applications

1) Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowship Grants  

2) RFA for research in environmental sciences investigating the influence of environmental factors in autism.

http://www.autismspeaks.org

Request for Applications for New Research Projects

The PSWRCE solicits new proposals for projects and core facilities in the PSWRCE to start Spring 2009 and continue for up to 5 years.

RFA: http://grants.nih.gov

List of emerging infections:
http://www3.niaid.nih.gov

Additional Information To Be Available Date: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ncn/budget/qa/ 

Questions on scientific and programmatic issues: Alan Barbour (abarbour@uci.edu; 949-824-5626) or Michael Buchmeier (m.buchmeier@uci.edu; 824-5781).

Application and submission questions: Pamela Foster, psfoster@uci.edu; 824-7930.

The Pacific-Southwest Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense & Emerging Infections
(PSWRCE or “Center”)

http://www.pswrce. edu

Funding Agency

Year 2008 March of Dimes Research Program Request for Proposals

Submit applications for research grants directed at the prevention of birth defects. Research subjects appropriate for support by the March of Dimes include basic biological processes governing development, genetics, clinical studies, studies of reproductive health, environmental toxicology, and social and behavioral studies.*

http://www.marchofdimes.com

Online system: http://researchgrants.marchofdimes.com

March of Dimes

Academic track

Conference Call: April 21, 2008 - 12pm EST

Pre-Proposal Receipt Date:  May 28, 2008 - 6pm EST

Therapeutics Development Initiative (TDI) for 2008.
Request for Proposals

Request for pre-proposal to support preclinical development of Parkinson's disease therapies.    

**MJFF will hold conference calls to explain the Therapeutics Development Initiative and answer applicant questions.  To participate in the call for either the Academic or Industry Track, you must RSVP via email to conferencecalls@michaeljfox.org.  Participants will receive a reply with call-in details.

www.michaeljfox.org

BINDING LETTERS OF INTENT MUST BE SUBMITTED BY April 21, 2008

Submit online applications by MAY 19, 2008

Submit LOI’s and full application packages via http://proposal central.altum.com

Complete professional profile: proposalCENTRAL asap  Helpline: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., M-F, EST. 1-800-875-2562 x227 or 301-916-4557x227

RFA for Basic, Clinical, or Translational Lupus Research
RFA 008-02

STEM CELL RESEARCH:
RFA 008-02 (S)
Up to (2) one-year grants of $100,000  

NEUROPSYCHIATRIC LUPUS RESEARCH
RFA 008-02 (NP)
Up to (2) one-year grants of $75,000 ea. with a potential for second-year funding.

NOVEL PILOT PROJECTS IN LUPUS RESEARCH:
RFA 008-02 (N)
Up to (5) one-year grants of $60,000 each, with a potential for second-year funding.   

MICHAEL JON BARLIN PEDIATRIC LUPUS RESEARCH PROGRAM
RFA 008-02 (P)
(1) one-year grant of $100,000, with a potential for second-year funding.

Pre-application Submission Deadline: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, April 16, 2008

The DoD Breast Cancer Synergistic Idea Awards

Will support collaborations between two independent investigators who address an innovative, high-risk, potentially high-reward breast cancer research question from synergistic and complementary perspectives.

DoD Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP)

The DoD Breast Cancer Impact Awards

Will support unique projects or ideas (from small- to large-scale) that possess strong potential to have an unprecedented impact in breast cancer

DoD Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP)

The DoD Breast Cancer Idea Awards

Will support highly innovative, high-risk/high-reward research that could ultimately lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will accelerate the eradication of breast cancer.

DoD Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP)

Request for Proposals for the Prematurity Research Initiative (PRI) 2009 Program

The March of Dimes seeks applications requesting grant support for projects related to causes of prematurity

Online system:
http://researchgrants.marchofdimes.com/PRI.

March of Dimes

Application deadline:  April 1, 2008.

17 complete copies of the proposals, including cover letters, should be submitted to the Angelman Syndrome Foundation, 4255 Westbrook Drive, Suite 216, Aurora, IL 60504.

Call for Behavioral Research Proposals
Difficult Behaviors in Angelman Syndrome

Up to $200,000 to support research aimed at identifying causative factors of difficult behaviors in individuals with Angelman Syndrome and identifying effective therapeutic interventions for difficult behaviors in individuals with Angelman syndrome. Angelman syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by deficiency of the ubiquitin protein ligase UBE3A in the brain.

Contact: Joseph Wagstaff, M.D., Ph.D.; telephone: (704) 381-6817; e-mail:

joseph.wagstaff@carolinashealthcare.org

Angelman Syndrome Foundation

www.angelman.org

The Role of Healthcare and Insurance in Improving Outcomes in Cancer Prevention, Early Detection and Treatment

http://www.cancer.org

Additional information, contact Dr. Ronit Elk by email ronit.elk@cancer.org

2008 Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP)
Funding Opportunities

The announcements will describe opportunities for funding by the following award mechanisms:
 
1.  Idea Development Award
2.  Translational Research Partnership Award
3.  Career Development Award
4.  Clinical Consortium Development Award

http://cdmrp.army.mil/pubs/press/2008/08ocrppreann.htm

Binding letters of
intent deadline:  No
later than 5:00 P.M.
EST, February 18,
2008

Awards will be announced: May 12, 2008

A Request for Applications for Basic, Clinical and Translational Male Lupus Research

Award will provide a two-year grant of $100,000 per year, with the potential for a third year of funding. Preference will be given to translational research applications.

For more details and/or to submit a Letter of Intent, visit: http://proposalcentral.altum.com/.

Application questions helpline: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., M-F, EST. 1-800-875-2562 x 227 or 301-916-4557 x 227, E-mail: pcsupport@altum.com

For more information, contact Susan Drinan Bowes, Manager, Education and Research, Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. at 202-349-1153 or bowes@lupus.org.

The Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. 

Application deadline: Friday, February 15, 2008.

A two-year grant of $100,000 ($50,000 per year) will be provided to the recipient’s institution to support direct research expenses; salary and benefits; and attendance at the AACR Annual Meeting, Cancer Prevention Conference, or other AACR meeting relevant to cancer prevention for the purpose of participating in scholarly exchange.

Submit applications:https://proposalcentral.altum.com/.  

Landon Foundation-AACR Innovator Award for Cancer Prevention Research

Targeted RFP
Availability of funding for biomedical and social/behavioral research relevant to the following topics:

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH:
Exploring the mechanisms for HIV persistence and the potential for HIV eradication

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH:
Public health implications of mistrust of evidence-based medicine

RFP: http://www.amfar.org

amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research

Letters of Intent & Bio-Sketch Due Feb. 1, 2008

Full Proposal Invitations: Feb 18, 2008

Pilot and Exploratory Projects in Palliative Care of Cancer Patients and their Families

www.cancer.org

(Research Program and Funding; Funding Opportunities; Index of Grants; Special Initiatives; Palliative Care RFA.)

http://www.aacr.org/home/scientists/research-funding-- training-grants/research-funding.aspx

Inquiries may be directed to awards@aacr.org

AACR Centennial Pre-doctoral Research Fellowships in Cancer

http://www.aacr.org/home/scientists/research-funding--training-grants/research-funding.aspx