DOD FY04 Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Collaborative Partnership Award (CPA)

The summary for the DOD FY04 Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Collaborative Partnership Award (CPA) 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) Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Collaborative Partnership Award (CPA): The intent of the HBCU Collaborative Partnership Award is to intensify the commitment of the prostate cancer research community to investigate the disparate burden of prostate cancer in African American men. To effectively address this issue, these awards are directed at HBCU as a means to increase the number of HBCU scientists who are trained as prostate cancer researchers. This award is designed to establish stable, long-term partnerships between an applicant HBCU and a collaborating non-HBCU institution to (1) provide mentorship and collaborative research opportunities for HBCU scientists, clinicians, and trainees; (2) develop, promote, and sustain independent, competitive research and training programs at the HBCU; and (3) increase the number of HBCU investigators focused on prostate cancer research. Although the applicant and proposal submission must be from an HBCU, a strong institutional commitment must be demonstrated by both partners. Established investigators from collaborating institutions must have a strong record of funding and achievement in prostate cancer research. This award provides support to both the applicant HBCU and the collaborating partner to establish a prostate cancer training and research program at the HBCU. HBCU Collaborative Partnership Awards will provide investigators and trainees opportunities to collaborate, train, and acquire the knowledge and experience necessary to address significant and relevant problems in prostate cancer as they relate to the African American community. These awards should enhance the HBCU faculty's and trainees' skills and experiences to enable them to maintain a competitive and successful program in prostate cancer research. The focus of these awards should be on disease disparity, support and training of HBCU investigators, and the development of a sustainable research/training program. A key element of these proposals will be the Project Director (i.e., the Principal Investigator [PI]), who must be an HBCU faculty member holding a doctoral degree, who can demonstrate the ability to bring together the necessary collaborators and manage the partnership. Proposals should describe a plan to build a foundation and develop the necessary infrastructure for a research and training program at the HBCU that addresses disease disparity. Proposals may target any aspect of prostate cancer biology, etiology, prevention, detection, diagnosis, and/or treatment provided there is a clear connection to the overarching problem of disease disparity in the African American population. Site visits will be conducted at recipient institutions to monitor progress of the collaborative partnership.