DOD FY04 Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) Health Disparity Research - Prostate Scholar Award (HDR)

The summary for the DOD FY04 Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) Health Disparity Research - Prostate Scholar Award (HDR) grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Dept of the Army USAMRAA, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

DOD FY04 Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) Health Disparity Research - Prostate Scholar Award (HDR): The intent of the Health Disparity Research - Prostate Scholar Awards is to encourage investigators at the Assistant Professor or equivalent level to focus their research efforts on the disparate burden of prostate cancer in African Americans. These awards will require the active involvement of a collaborator who is an established prostate cancer researcher. The ultimate goal of these awards is to resolve the disparity in prostate cancer incidence, morbidity, and mortality between African Americans and other ethnic groups. Investigators must demonstrate a connection to, or effectiveness in working with, the African American community. Such demonstration might include previous experience working with the African American population and/or demonstrated cultural ties to the African American community. In addition, the proposal must explicitly state how the proposed research is related to a health disparity issue for prostate cancer. Proposals must include a discussion regarding the institution?s commitment to foster the applicant?s prostate cancer research career as reflected by (1) the extent to which the applicant will be relieved of his or her academic or clinical responsibilities to have additional time for research, (2) the provision of adequate laboratory facilities and equipment, and (3) the opportunities for critical professional interaction with senior colleagues.