Research Enterprise Newsletter - October 2008: Funding Opportunities
American Federation on Aging announces 009 AFAR grants
The American Federation for Aging Research announces the 2009 AFAR Research Grants program (more information), which funds $75,000 to assist in the developing careers of junior investigators committed to pursuing careers in the field of aging research. The goal is to fund research projects concerned with the basic mechanisms of aging. Projects investigating age-related diseases are also supported, especially if approached from the viewpoint of how basic aging processes may lead to these outcomes. Clinical projects such as the diagnosis and treatment of disease, health outcomes or the social context of aging are not eligible. Projects involving Alzheimer's disease research should be directed instead at the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation/AFAR New Investigator Awards in Alzheimer's Disease (more information). Final deadline for the award is December 16, 2008, and funding will begin July 1, 2009. The award may not be used to cover overhead or indirect costs.
Eligibility requirements:
- Independent investigator with independent space
- Within the first four years of a junior faculty appointment (instructor, assistant professor or equivalent) by July 1, 2009
Disqualifying criteria:
- Investigators who have already received major extramural funding for research on aging (such as an R01 grant)
- Senior faculty (associate professor or higher)
- Former AFAR research grant recipients
- Applicants for the 2009 Glenn/AFAR Breakthrough in Gerontology award
Deadline to submit application to be the medical center nominee for the AFAR Research Grant: October 23, 2008, 5p.m. ET. Please e-mail the application to Julie Koh, Director of Development for Biomedical Research. To be considered for nomination, the applicant must submit the following in PDF format:
- Nomination letter from the chairperson or division head of the applicant's department
- 3- to 6- page research proposal
- CV or NIH biosketch
Each applicant submitting a proposal by the deadline of October 23 will receive a confirmation e-mail that the application has been received and processed. Applications received after this date will not be considered. After the applications have been processed, the proposals will be forwarded to the awards committee comprising senior medical center faculty who will select the nominee. Once the decision has been made, the applicants will be notified by e-mail of the status of their applications by October 31.
DoD to announce breast cancer research opportunities
FY08 BCRP Program Announcements are expected to be released in mid-October 2008. The announcements will describe opportunities for funding by the following award mechanisms: 1. Concept Award; 2. Postdoctoral Traineeship Award. Brief descriptions of each of these mechanisms are being released in the News Release on the CDMRP website. Requests for e-mail notification when Program Announcements are released may be sent to help@cdmrp.org.
Current NIH and other federal funding opportunities
- Airway Smooth Muscle Function and Targeted Therapeutics in Human Asthma (R01)
(RFA-HL-09-007)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Application Receipt Date(s): January 06, 2009
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-09-007.html - Studies of the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) of Human Microbiome Research (R01)
(RFA-RM-08-030)
Application Receipt Date(s): December 03, 2008
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-08-030.html - Alzheimer's Disease Drug Development Program (U01)
(PAR-08-266)
National Institute on Aging
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): February 2, 2009, March 2, 2009, October 1, 2009, November 2, 2009, February 1, 2010, March 1, 2010, October 1, 2010, November 1, 2010, February 1, 2011, March 1, 2011, October 1, 2011 and November 1, 2011. (Note: The November and March receipt dates are for amended applications only).
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-266.html - National Institutes of Health
Planning Grant for Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems (IAIMS)(G08)
Modification 1
grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=12770 - National Institutes of Health
Unique Interactions Between Tobacco Use and HIV/AIDS (R01) Modification 1
grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=18302 - National Institutes of Health
Patient-Reported Outcomes Management Information System" (PROMIS) Network Center (U54)
Grant
grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=18418 - National Institutes of Health
Patient-Reported Outcomes Management Information System" (PROMIS) Research Sites (U01)
Grant
grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=18419 - National Institutes of Health
Patient-Reported Outcomes Management Information System" (PROMIS) Technology Center (U54) Grant
grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=18420 - National Institutes of Health
Patient-Reported Outcomes Management Information System" (PROMIS) Statistical Center (U54) Grant
grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=18421 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
EMPOWER II (Enhancing and Making Programs and Outcomes Work to End Rape)
Grant
grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=18422
