DoD Peer Reviewed Cancer Idea Award with Special Focus

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DoD Peer Reviewed Cancer Idea Award with Special Focus: The Idea Award with Special Focus supports innovative, untested, high-risk/potentially high-reward concepts, theories, paradigms, and/or methods in cancer research that are relevant to Service members, their families, Veterans, and other military beneficiaries. The “Special Focus” of this award mechanism is on exposures, conditions, or circumstances that are unique to the military, disproportionately represented in a military beneficiary population, or may affect mission readiness. Cancers or circumstances with cancer risk that may affect military families are of special importance to the care and well-being of the military for total mission readiness. The advancement of knowledge in cancer research, patient care, and/or treatment options in the military health system is critical to active duty Service members, their families, Veterans, other military beneficiaries, and the American public. Military relevance should be articulated with respect to the overall military healthcare system, the FY16 PRCRP Military Relevance Focus Areas, and the mission of the DHP and the FY16 PRCRP. For more information, review the following websites: Military Health System (http://www.health.mil), Department of Veterans Affairs (http://www.va.gov/), the PRCRP (http://cdmrp.army.mil/prcrp/default.shtml), and PRCRP Report to Congress (http://cdmrp.army.mil/prcrp/reports/reports.shtml).
The Idea Award with Special Focus is not intended to support a logical progression of an already established research project. The proposed research approach should be innovative. Innovative research may introduce a new paradigm, challenge existing paradigms, look at existing problems from new perspectives, or exhibit other highly creative qualities. The proposed research project should include a well-formulated, testable hypothesis based on strong scientific rationale and study design.

Inclusion of preliminary data is not required. The outcome of research supported by this award should be the generation of robust preliminary data that can be used as a foundation for future research projects to understand the mechanisms of initiation or progression of cancer, the quality of life during and following cancer treatment, etc. This award is not intended to support ongoing research in the applicant’s laboratory; therefore, inclusion of preliminary data other than serendipitous findings or in very small amounts is not consistent with the exploratory nature of this award.
Federal Grant Title: DoD Peer Reviewed Cancer Idea Award with Special Focus
Federal Agency Name: Dept of the Army USAMRAA
Grant Categories: Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: W81XWH-16-PRCRP-IA
Type of Funding: Cooperative Agreement, Grant
CFDA Numbers: 321205
CFDA Descriptions: Military Medical Research and Development
Current Application Deadline: Sep 13, 2016
Original Application Deadline: Sep 13, 2016
Posted Date: Apr 18, 2016
Creation Date: Apr 18, 2016
Archive Date: Oct 13, 2016
Total Program Funding: $13,440,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: none
Minimum Federal Grant Award: none
Expected Number of Awards: 21
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Grant Announcement Contact
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