DoD Prostate Cancer Physician Research Training Award

The summary for the DoD Prostate Cancer Physician Research Training Award 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 Prostate Cancer Physician Research Training Award: The PCRP Physician Research Training Award was introduced in FY03. Since then, 82 proposals have been received and 32 have been recommended for funding. The Physician Research Training Award supports a mentored training experience to prepare physicians with clinical duties and/or responsibilities for a productive career in prostate cancer research. The PI must be in the last year of an accredited medical residency or medical fellowship program, or within the first 3 years following his or her appointment as an Instructor, Assistant Professor, or equivalent. A training program appropriate to the area of study, which may include coursework and seminars, that will provide the PI with experience in key areas such as statistics, bioethics, and/or relevant basic science disciplines, must be part of the application. This award requires the involvement of a designated mentor with an established research program in prostate cancer. Funds from this award are intended to provide aggressive protection, at least 40%, of the PIs time for research. The PI must demonstrate a commitment to a career in prostate cancer research and clinical practice. In addition, up to 50% of a key support persons salary may be provided by this award. Up to $10,000 in funds per year from this award may be used for research supplies, equipment, and travel to scientific/technical meetings. These funds may be used for research with laboratory animals and human biological substances, as well as research with human subjects that does not involve clinical trials. PIs may participate in clinical trials as part of their training for this award, but funding for the clinical trials must come from a source other than this award. The PCRP seeks proposals from all areas of basic, preclinical, behavioral, and epidemiological research.