Department of Defense (DOD) FY05 Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP). Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Collaborative Research Award (CRA).

The summary for the Department of Defense (DOD) FY05 Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP). Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Collaborative Research Award (CRA). 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.

Department of Defense (DOD) FY05 Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP). Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Collaborative Research Award (CRA).: The Fiscal Year 2005 (FY05) Appropriation Bill was signed by President Bush on August 5, 2004. This program announcement is being released prior to the receipt of funds appropriated in the bill for this research program; funding of proposals received in response to this program announcement is contingent on the receipt of funds at the United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC). The Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) will administer this program for the USAMRMC. This award is intended to provide support for HBCU/MI faculty researchers with doctoral degrees that have little or no resources. The HBCU/MI Collaborative Research Award will provide an HBCU/MI investigator an opportunity to collaborate with and be mentored by well-established ovarian cancer researcher(s). The HBCU/MI Collaborative Research Award proposals must address etiology/tumor biology, preclinical development of targeted therapies (excluding clinical trials), or early detection/diagnosis of ovarian cancer. All HBCU/MI Collaborative Research Award proposals must include preliminary data relevant to the proposed project. A total of approximately $1.2 million (M) is available to fund FY05 OCRP HBCU/MI Collaborative Research Awards. Approximately one HBCU/MI Collaborative Research Award will be funded. Funding for the HBCU/MI Collaborative Research Award can be requested for a maximum of $750,000 for direct costs for up to a 3-year performance period, plus indirect costs as appropriate. This award mechanism must include a Principal Investigator (PI) from an HBCU/MI and an established investigator from a collaborating institution. Investigators interested in applying for HBCU/MI Collaborative Research Awards must submit a Pre-proposal. Pre-proposal Deadline: October 26, 2004, 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. Pre-proposals must be submitted through the CDMRP eReceipt system. Pre-proposals will be screened by the OCRP Integration Panel to determine which projects best fulfill the intent of the award mechanism. Following the pre-proposal screening process, invitations to submit full proposals will be sent to selected investigators no later than mid-November 2004. Do not submit a full HBCU/MI Collaborative Research Award proposal unless you receive a letter of invitation. Invited Full Proposal Submission Date and Time: February 15, 2005, 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. Electronic submission is required. No paper copy submissions will be accepted. Please see the Full Text of Program Announcement for details. Questions related to the Program, proposal format or required documentation can be addressed to the CDMRP at 301-619-7079, Fax to 301-619-7792.