Research Enterprise Newsletter - November 2008: Funding Opportunities
FIND Grants database launched
The VUMC Development office has launched FIND Grants, a web-based resource for basic, clinical and translational scientists at Vanderbilt.
The Foundation INitiatives Database, FIND Grants, is a VUnet ID-protected resource that allows Vanderbilt investigators to identify grants funded by scientifically focused philanthropic organizations. These foundations often seek to foster innovative research aimed at a disease focus.
FIND Grants is a steadily growing database identifying, at this stage, almost $50 million in funding available from the non-profit sector. New grants and foundations are always being added, and we welcome your suggestions of foundations we should add to our list. Our goal is to provide you with the most comprehensive database possible.
The database is searchable by search terms or keywords and displays important identifying information about the grant. This data may also be screened by eligibility criteria and sorted by deadline and award amount. It also contains links to the foundation website so the investigator may learn more about grant requirements.
New postdoc funding for breast cancer research
The Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) recently announced new funding opportunities for Fiscal Year 2008. This program announcement and the required forms are available for downloading from Grants.gov. A pre-application is required and must be submitted through the CDMRP eReceipt website. All proposals must be submitted through Grants.gov.
Postdoctoral Award deadlines:
Pre-application submission: November 19, 2008 5:00pm EST
Proposal submission: December 3, 2008 11:59pm EST
Ellison Foundation offers New Scholar Award in Aging for 2009
The Ellison Medical Foundation has invited Vanderbilt University to nominate two candidates for the New Scholar Award in Aging for 2009. The program focuses on providing support to new investigators of outstanding promise in the basic biological sciences relevant to understanding lifespan development processes and age-related diseases and disabilities. The award is intended to provide significant support to new investigators needed to permit them to become established in the field of aging. Each award will be made for up to $100,000 per year, total costs, for a four-year period.
The Ellison Medical Foundation supports basic biomedical research on aging relevant to understanding lifespan development processes and age-related diseases and disabilities. The foundation stimulates basic biomedical research in multiple disciplines. Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Structural biology
- Molecular genetics
- Studies with model systems ranging from lower eukaryotes to humans
- Inquiries testing the relevance of simpler models to human aging
- Genetic epidemiology of aging; candidate longevity genes
- Aging in the immune system
- Host defense molecules in aging systems
- Mechanisms of free radical induced cell aging
- Mechanisms of aging in various differentiated cell populations
- Gene/environment and gene/gene interactions
- Integrative physiology
- New approaches to age-modulated disease mechanisms
Eligibility:
Awards are intended for investigators who are in their first three years of their research career following their post-doctoral fellowship experience. As of March 1, 2009, nominees must hold regular full-time appointments (tenure or non-tenure) on the Vanderbilt faculty and they must not have been in such an appointment, at Vanderbilt or other institution(s), for more than three years as of July 15, 2009. Time spent in clinical internships, post-doctoral training, residencies, or in work toward board certification does not count as part of the three-year limit.
Restrictions:
The Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholars may hold one other career development award from a private source concurrently for up to one year. The limitation is with regard to overlap of funding type, even in the absences of scientific overlap.
Evaluation:
Each nominee's potential for scientific innovation, leadership, and relevance to aging will be evaluated by the Aging Review Group and the Scientific Advisory Board, based upon the nominee's research proposal, scientific contributions to date, and the reference statements provided by those who know the nominee and his/her work well. The quality and relevance of the nominee's publications and the importance to aging of the nominee's proposed research will be significant factors in the evaluation process. Up to 25 scholars will be selected by the Foundation.
Applying:
Final deadline for the award is February 26, 2009 (online submissions must be completed by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time). Application instructions and a link to the application will appear on the website by January 1, 2009. In order to be selected as a nominee, the investigator must submit the following to Jen Colquitt by Friday, November 21:
- Letter of reference from candidate's department chair
- Candidate's CV (not to exceed two pages, including publications)
- Description of candidate's proposed research (not to exceed four pages) -- include specific aims, methods, and significance of proposed research, including its relevance to aging
- Description of candidate's most significant research contribution to date (not to exceed one page)
- A list of current and pending awards.
For further information about the Ellison Medical Foundation and the previously funded projects, please go to ellisonfoundation.org.
American Federation on Aging announces 009 AFAR grants
The American Federation for Aging Research announces the 2009 AFAR Research Grants program, 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 (see afar.org/Gilbert.html). 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.
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 - Request for Information (RFI) on Target Nominations for Monoclonal Antibodies Useful for Basic and Clinical Research of Rare Diseases
(NOT-OD-09-011)
Office of the Director, NIH
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-011.html - Announcing 2009 NIH Regional Seminars on Program Funding and Grants Administration
(NOT-OD-09-012)
National Institutes of Health
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-012.html - Revised New and Early Stage Investigator Policies
(NOT-OD-09-013)
National Institutes of Health
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-013.html - Amendment: PAR-08-206 Investigations on Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases (R01)
(NOT-AI-09-008)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-AI-09-008.html - Notice Regarding the Availability of Administrative Supplements to Support U.S. Netherlands Binational Collaborative Research on Drug Abuse
(NOT-DA-09-001)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-DA-09-001.html - NIDA Center for Genetic Studies
(NOT-DA-09-021)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-DA-09-021.html - Online Technical Assistance Meeting for Applications to RFA-HL-08-013; Translating Basic Behavioral and Social Science Discoveries into Interventions to Reduce Obesity:Centers for Behavioral Intervention Development (U01)
(NOT-HL-09-109)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HL-09-109.html - CDC/NIOSH Set Transition from PureEdge to Adobe Application Forms for December 2008 and Plan Subsequent Transition of PAR-08-070 to Electronic Submission
(NOT-OH-09-001)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OH-09-001.html - Request for Information (RFI): Soliciting Input on Current Needs in the NIH Roadmap Molecular Libraries and Imaging Initiative
(NOT-RM-09-002)
NIH Roadmap Initiatives
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-RM-09-002.html
Requests for Applications
- The FaceBase Consortium: Functional Genomics of Craniofacial Development and Disease (U01)
(RFA-DE-09-003)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Application Receipt Date(s): January 30, 2009
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DE-09-003.html - Intestinal Stem Cell Consortium (U01)
(RFA-DK-08-010)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Application Receipt Date(s): March 18, 2009
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-08-010.html - Microbiome of the Lung and Respiratory Tract in HIV-Infected Individuals and HIV-Uninfected Controls (U01)
(RFA-HL-09-006)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Application Receipt Date(s): March 25, 2009
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-09-006.html - Cardiac Translational Research Implementation Program (C-TRIP) (P20)
(RFA-HL-10-001)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Application Receipt Date(s): May 28, 2009
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-10-001.html - Biobehavioral Research Awards for Innovative New Scientists (BRAINS) (R01)
(RFA-MH-09-100)
National Institute of Mental Health
Application Receipt Date(s): February 03, 2009
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-09-100.html - 2009 NIH Directors Pioneer Award Program (DP1)
(RFA-RM-09-001)
NIH Roadmap Initiatives
Application Receipt Date(s): May 15, 2009
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-09-001.html - 2009 NIH Directors New Innovator Award Program (DP2)
(RFA-RM-09-003)
NIH Roadmap Initiatives
Application Receipt Date(s): May 27, 2009
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-09-003.html - Research on Integrity in Collaborative Research (R21)
(RFA-RR-09-004)
National Center for Research Resources
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Office of Research Integrity
Application Receipt Date(s): March 17, 2009
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RR-09-004.html - Medical Management of Older Patients with HIV/AIDS (R01)
(PA-09-017)
National Institute on Aging
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institute of Nursing Research
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09-017.html - Medical Management of Older Patients with HIV/AIDS (R03)
(PA-09-018)
National Institute on Aging
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institute of Mental Health
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09-018.html - Medical Management of Older Patients with HIV/AIDS (R21)
(PA-09-019)
National Institute on Aging
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institute of Mental Health
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09-019.html - International Research Collaboration on Drug Abuse and Addiction Research (R01)
(PA-09-020)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09-020.html - International Research Collaboration on Drug Abuse and Addiction Research (R21)
(PA-09-021)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09-021.html - International Research Collaboration on Drug Abuse and Addiction Research (R03)
(PA-09-022)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09-022.html
