Research Enterprise Newsletter - March 2009: Funding Opportunities: Office of Research: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Research Enterprise Newsletter - March 2009: Funding Opportunities

Postdoctoral training openings on neurgenomics grant

Randy Blakely, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Molecular Neuroscience, has training slots open for up to two additional postdoctoral fellows to the Neurogenomics Training Grant. To be appointed on the training grant the individual must have received a Ph.D., M.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.V.M., O.D., D.P.M., Sc.Eng., or D.N.S. by the time of the appointment. The individual must be a citizen or a non-citizen national of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence at the time of award.

The award amounts are as follows:$36,996 for Ph.D. fellows and $46,992 for M.D. fellows. These amounts can be supplemented by non-NIH funds. There will be $1,000 available to the fellows to assist with travel to a scientific meeting.A committee will review applications, to consist of 1) the applicant's C.V., 2) a letter from the sponsor reviewing the project to be conducted and how it relates to the mission of the National Institute of Mental Health and training potential in genetic/genomic/molecular approaches, and 3) three reference letters. The reference letters can be those provided for appointment to your laboratory and need not be tailored to this program.

Please submit application materials to Beth Sims in 8140 MRB III by April 1, 2009. Applicants will be reviewed in 1-2 weeks, with appointment available on or after July 1st. Appointments must be taken by June 30, 2010.

DoD announces breast cancer funding opportunities

The Department of Defense has announced the following funding opportunities:

Impact Award: Pre-Application (Preproposal): March 12, 2009; Invited Proposal: June 17, 2009
Multi-Team Award: Pre-Application (Preproposal): March 12, 2009; Invited Proposal: June 17, 2009
Era of Hope Scholar Award: Pre-application (Nomination): March 12, 2009; Invited Proposal: June 17, 2009
Innovator Award: Pre-application (Nomination): March 12, 2009; Invited Proposal: June 17, 2009
Idea Award: Pre-application (Letter of Intent): March 25, 2009; Proposal: April 8, 2009
HBCU/MI Partnership Training Award: Pre-application (Letter of Intent): March 25, 2009; Proposal: April 8, 2009

Detailed descriptions can be found in the program announcements, available on the Grants.gov website, the CDMRP website, and the CDMRP eReceipt Website.

Neurofibromatosis and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex research funding opportunities

NF Exploration-Hypothesis Development Award: Pre-Application Letter of Intent deadline: March 24, 2009; Proposal deadline: April 14, 2009
NF New Investigator Award: Pre-Application Letter of Intent deadline: March 24, 2009; Proposal deadline: April 14, 2009
NF Postdoctoral Traineeship Award: Pre-Application Letter of Intent deadline: March 24, 2009; Proposal deadline: April 14, 2009

FY09 Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program:

TSC Career Transition Award: Pre-Application Letter of Intent deadline: March 24, 2009; Proposal deadline: April 14, 2009
TSC Exploration-Hypothesis Development Award: Pre-Application Letter of Intent deadline: March 24, 2009; Proposal deadline: April 14, 2009

Detailed descriptions of each funding mechanism, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements can be found in the Grants.gov website, the CDMRP website, and the CDMRP eReceipt Website.

Additional DoD Prostate Cancer research funds available

The Fiscal Year 2009 (FY09) Defense Appropriations Act provides $80 million to the Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) to fund research that will eliminate Prostate Cancer. Detailed descriptions of each of the funding mechanisms, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements can be found in the FY09 PCRP Program Announcements.

Program Announcements are available electronically for downloading from the Grants.gov website, the CDMRP website, and the CDMRP eReceipt Website.

Submission Deadlines and Links

Collaborative Undergraduate HBCU Student Summer Training Program Award: Pre-Application Letter of Intent: April 29, 2009; Proposal: May 20, 2009
Health Disparity Research Award: Pre-Application Letter of Intent: April 29, 2009; Proposal: May 20, 2009
Health Disparity Training Award: Pre-Application Letter of Intent: April 29, 2009; Proposal: May 20, 2009
New Investigator Award: Pre-Application Letter of Intent: April 29, 2009; Proposal: May 20, 2009
Physician Research Training Award: Pre-Application letter of Intent: April 29, 2009; Proposal: May 20, 2009
Population Based Idea Development Award: Pre-Application Letter of Intent: April 29, 2009; Proposal: May 20, 2009
Prostate Cancer Training Award: Pre-Application Letter of Intent: April 29, 2009; Proposal: May 20, 2009

Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices

Notices

Reminder: NIH/AHRQ/CDC/FDA Restore Two Day Error Correction Window for Electronic Grant Applications Effective March 1, 2009 (NOT-OD-09-055): National Institutes of Health; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Food and Drug Administration; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Change in Application Due Date for RFA-RR-09-003 Mutant Mouse Regional Resource Centers (Limited Competition U42) applications (NOT-RR-09-007): National Center for Research Resources
Extension of Expiration Date for PAR-07-239 Global Research Initiative Program, Basic/Biomedical Sciences (GRIP) (R01) (NOT-TW-09-005): John E. Fogarty International Center

Requests for Applications

Diabetes Research Centers (P30, P60) (RFA-DK-08-008): National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Application Receipt Date(s): July 15, 2009
Environmental Sensors for Personal Exposure Assessment(SBIR [R44]) (RFA-ES-09-005): National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Application Receipt Date(s): April 28, 2009
Phase II Clinical Trials of Novel Therapies for Lung Diseases (U01) (RFA-HL-10-003): National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Application Receipt Date(s): June 18, 2009, January 29, 2010, September 15, 2010
Limited Competition for the Continuation of the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (Limited Competition) (U01) (RFA-HL-10-006): National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Canadian Institutes of Health Research; Department of Defense; Application Receipt Date(s): April 07, 2009
NINDS Ischemic Stroke Genetics Consortium (U01) (RFA-NS-09-002): National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Application Receipt Date(s): May 15, 2009

Program Announcements

Career Enhancement Award for Stem Cell Research (K18) (PA-09-110): National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; National Cancer Institute; National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Application Receipt Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
Developmental Psychopharmacology (R01) (PA-09-111): National Institute of Mental Health; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; National Institute on Drug Abuse; Application Receipt Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
Developmental Psychopharmacology (R21) (PA-09-112): National Institute of Mental Health; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; National Institute on Drug Abuse; Application Receipt Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
Manufacturing Processes of Medical, Dental, and Biological Technologies (SBIR [R43/R44]) (PA-09-113): National Institutes of Health; National Cancer Institute; National Center for Research Resources; National Eye Institute; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; National Institute on Aging; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; National Institute on Drug Abuse; National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research; National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; National Institute of General Medical Sciences; National Institute of Mental Health; National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Application Receipt Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
Manufacturing Processes of Medical, Dental, and Biological Technologies (STTR [R41/R42]) (PA-09-114): National Institutes of Health; National Cancer Institute; National Center for Research Resources; National Eye Institute; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; National Institute on Aging; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; National Institute on Drug Abuse; National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research; National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; National Institute of General Medical Sciences; National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Application Receipt Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
NIAID Advanced Technology SBIR (NIAID-at-SBIR [R43/R44]) (PA-09-115): National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Application Receipt Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
NIAID Advanced Technology STTR (NIAID-at-STTR [R41/R42]) (PA-09-116): National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Application Receipt Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.

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