Feasibility Studies for Collaborative Interaction for Minority Institution/Cancer Center Partnership (P20)

The summary for the Feasibility Studies for Collaborative Interaction for Minority Institution/Cancer Center Partnership (P20) 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 National Institutes of Health, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Feasibility Studies for Collaborative Interaction for Minority Institution/Cancer Center Partnership (P20): -The National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites feasibility studies grant applications (P20s) to help researchers and faculty at Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) in collaboration with the researchers and faculty of NCI-designated Cancer Centers (or other institutions with highly-organized, integrated research efforts focused on cancer) plan and implement focused collaborations in cancer research, cancer training and career development, or cancer education. The sole intent of this partnership grant is to provide support for cancer projects and programs for a limited duration of time to perform feasibility studies and obtain preliminary data that will lead to the submission of specific competitive grant applications traditionally supported by the NCI and others. -The NCI intends to commit approximately 1.2 million dollars in total costs in FY 2006. -The NCI intends to fund up to six (three pairs) new 4-year grants in response to this funding opportunity. -Applications will only be accepted from for-profit, non-profit, public or private and domestic MSIs [e.g., Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) and Tribal Institutions (e.g., colleges)] either in the United States or in territories under U.S. jurisdiction, and from institutions that are NCI-designated Cancer Centers (or groups of centers) that wish to develop comprehensive partnerships. MSIs are defined as institutions at which students of minority groups that are underrepresented in the biomedical sciences (e.g., African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Alaskan Natives, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders) comprise a significant proportion of the enrollments and at which there have been documented records of commitment to the special encouragement of minority faculty, students and investigators. -Any individual with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research is invited to work with their institution to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH programs. -In response to this RFA, an applicant may submit only one application.