Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites P20 grant applications for the implementation of partnerships between institutions serving underserved populations and underrepresented students (ISUPSs) and NCI-designated Cancer Centers or other institutions with highly integrated cancer research programs (CCs).
Donor Name: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/06/2023
Size of the Grant: $375,000
Grant Duration:4 years
Details:
Purpose
This FOA is designed to facilitate the planning and implementation of focused collaborations in cancer-related research, cancer research experience and cancer education.
A major goal of the NCI P20 partnership program is to provide support for investigators at ISUPSs and CCs to conduct joint cancer research pilot projects and provide cancer research experiences and cancer research education programs. The intent is for recipients to: foster innovative collaborations and partnerships, as well as plan and develop sustainable research capacity; obtain preliminary data that will develop into independent investigator research applications to the NIH/NCI and/or other Federal/Non-federal funding agencies; support educational activities that will enhance cancer research education capacity at ISUPS and promote the diversity of the cancer research workforce; and improve the effectiveness of CCs in developing and sustaining research programs focused on cancer health disparities and increase the number of investigators conducting cancer health disparities research.
The NCI Feasibility Studies to Build Collaborative Partnerships in Cancer Research (P20) initiative is part of the NCI Partnerships to Advance Cancer Health Equity (PACHE) Program. The P20 partnerships will accomplish their goals by conducting the following:
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- Collaborative pilot research projects in any area of cancer-related basic, clinical, translational, prevention, control, behavioral and/or population research; and
Collaborative cancer research education program (C-REP) that must integrate all three of the following activities:
- Research Experiences
- For students (i.e., high school, undergraduate, graduate), post-doctoral fellows, and faculty members; new programs may be created to provide individuals in the ISUPS opportunities to fulfill their research training requirements in CC laboratories using state-of-the-art equipment; and,
- Curriculum or Methods Development:
- Augment existing or create new curricula at the ISUPS and/or CC; the development of curricula on emerging technologies (e.g., genomics, proteomics, imaging, bioinformatics, and nanotechnology) and their use in cancer research are encouraged; curricula may also be developed with a focus on bioethics, cancer prevention, and/or cancer control with the goal of becoming institutionalized at ISUPS or CC; other educational programs may focus on the biological and social determinants of cancer and cancer health disparities; and,
- Outreach Education:
- Proposed outreach education at ISUPS is expected to include activities that increase the awareness, knowledge, and understanding of research and cancer-related concepts, processes, and careers among participants in C-REP. Outreach education should enhance C-REP participant’s understanding of the significance of cancer research and cancer health disparities. Outreach education activities at CC should enhance efforts to encourage established researchers to incorporate issues related to cancer disparities in their existing research. The partnership, for example, could develop seminars or short courses on effective outreach methods as an introduction to cancer health disparities or courses that provide in-depth coursework on topics with a cancer and/or cancer health disparities focus. Activities could also include identifying science-based educational materials related to cancer research, cancer prevention, and cancer control, and/or developing culturally appropriate, cancer-related educational materials.
While the proposed research education program may complement ongoing research training and education occurring at the applicant institutions, the proposed educational experiences must be distinct from those research training and research education programs currently receiving federal support.
A primary objective of the P20 partnership planning grants is gathering preliminary data for submission of grant applications to the NIH/NCI.
As appropriate for a given partnership, such grants may be envisaged in various areas:
- Research projects (e.g., R03, R21, R01, P01, P50 applications);
- Training/career development grants (e.g., K01, K08, K22, K99/R00, T32, and K12 applications);
- Individual predoctoral or postdoctoral fellowships (e.g., F30, F31, F32, F33, and F99/K00); and/or;
- Stand-alone NIH/NCI cancer education grants (R25).
Areas of Focus: Cancer Research and Cancer Research Education
A joint pilot research project may be in any area of cancer-related basic, clinical, translational, prevention, control, behavioral and/or population research. Each Partnership is encouraged to develop research applications in translational research as defined by the NCI, such as research utilizing emerging technologies (for example, nanotechnology, proteomics, genomics, and imaging), precision medicine, and/or therapeutic clinical trials in individuals from underserved populations. Hypothesis-driven outreach pilot research projects are also appropriate. For example, pilot projects may include studies aimed at increasing the number and quality of clinically annotated biospecimens from underserved populations, or molecular and genetic epidemiological studies of cancer associated with diet, smoking, inflammation and/or other cancer risk factors. Joint research projects conducted primarily at the ISUPS may be in any area of cancer research. These projects may focus on cancer research topics that may include, but are not limited to general areas of cancer biology, cancer immunology, molecular epidemiology, environmental carcinogenesis, and/or population-based studies related to cancer prevention, treatment, and control. Joint research projects conducted primarily at the CC must specifically address areas of cancer disparity in underserved populations and/or socio-economically disadvantaged populations.
Through C-REP, the partnership supports joint cancer research education programs that offer research experiences, curriculum or methods development, and outreach education. Such programs link the faculty and students of the partner institutions and are expected to enhance cancer research education capacity at ISUPS, promote the diversity of the cancer research workforce, and increase the role of CC on augmenting cancer education related to underserved populations.
Award Budget
The combined budget for ISUPS and CC cannot exceed $375,000 in direct costs per year.
Award Project Period
Applicants may apply for up to 4 years of support.
Criteria
Higher Education Institutions
- Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
- Private Institutions of Higher Education
The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for NIH support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:
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- Hispanic-serving Institutions
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
- Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)
- Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
- Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs)
- Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
- For-Profit Organizations
- Small Businesses
- For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses)
- Local Governments
- State Governments
- County Governments
- City or Township Governments
- Special District Governments
- Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)
- Federal Governments
- Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government
- U.S. Territory or Possession
- Other
- Independent School Districts
- Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities
- Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Faith-based or Community-based Organizations
- Regional Organizations
For this funding opportunity announcement, ISUPS are defined as institutions with a documented historical and current mission to serve health disparity populations and underrepresented students.
- Foreign Institutions
- Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply.
- Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.
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