Department of Defense (DOD) Fiscal Year 2006 (FY06) Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) Prostate Cancer Training Award

The summary for the Department of Defense (DOD) Fiscal Year 2006 (FY06) Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) Prostate Cancer 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.

Department of Defense (DOD) Fiscal Year 2006 (FY06) Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) Prostate Cancer Training Award: The Prostate Cancer Training Award provides training opportunities focused on prostate cancer research or patient care to individuals in the early stages of their careers. These awards provide primarily salary support for the trainee and require the active involvement of a mentor who is an established prostate cancer researcher from an appropriate discipline (clinical research, pathology, urology, etc.). The mentor must have a demonstrated record of funding and publications in prostate cancer research. The focus of these awards is on the applicant, the mentor, and the training environment. All Prostate Cancer Training Award proposals are to be written with appropriate direction from the mentor and signed by the trainee as the Principal Investigator (PI) and author of the proposal. Applicants may apply for Predoctoral, Postdoctoral, and Medical Student Traineeships through this award mechanism (see Section IV.A for eligibility requirements).Funding for the Prostate Cancer Training Award can be requested as follows: Category Maximum Funding(direct costs) Maximum Duration Predoctoral M.D. Applicants $35,000 1 year; Predoctoral Ph.D. and M.D./Ph.D. Applicants $95,000 3 years; Postdoctoral Ph.D. Applicants $115,000 2 years; Postdoctoral M.D. Applicants $60,000-$120,000 1-2 years. Projects requiring lower levels of funding also may be submitted. These funds can cover salary, stipends, tuition, seminars and courses, and travel to scientific/technical meetings. In addition, funding of $1,800 must be requested for travel to a PCRP Awardees Meeting (tentatively scheduled for the fall of 2007). Although animal and human research may be proposed, such research will not be funded by these awards. These funds may not be used for supplies or equipment. Any funding (direct costs) in excess of the allowable stipend must be used as direct support for the trainee. In addition to direct costs, a maximum of 8% of direct costs is allowed for indirect costs. The nature of the PCRP does not allow for renewal of grants or supplementation of existing grants.