Federal Grants and Opportunities

U.S. Tobacco Control Policies to Reduce Health Disparities (R01) - PAR-17-217
Organization: NCI 
Summary: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support observational or intervention research focused on reducing health disparities in tobacco use in the United States. Specifically, this FOA is intended to stimulate scientific inquiry focused on innovative tobacco control policies including, but not limited to, those addressing health economics (e.g. tax and pricing policies, insurance coverage for tobacco dependence treatment). Applicants may propose projects in which the primary outcome of interest is on reducing tobacco use health disparities in vulnerable populations by utilizing tobacco prevention and control strategies. The long-term goal of this FOA is to reduce health disparities in health outcomes thereby reducing the excess disease burden of tobacco use within these groups. This FOA provides funding for up to 2-years for research planning, intervention delivery, dissemination and implementation. Applicants submitting proposals related to health economics are encouraged to consult NOT-OD-16-025 to ensure that proposals align with NIH mission priorities in health economics research 

U.S. Tobacco Control Policies to Reduce Health Disparities (R21) - PAR-17-218
Organization: NCI 
Summary: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support observational or intervention research focused on reducing health disparities in tobacco use in the United States. Specifically, this FOA is intended to stimulate scientific inquiry focused on innovative tobacco control policies including, but not limited to, those addressing health economics (e.g. tax and pricing policies, insurance coverage for tobacco dependence treatment). Applicants may propose projects in which the primary outcome of interest is on reducing tobacco use health disparities in vulnerable populations by utilizing tobacco prevention and control strategies. The long-term goal of this FOA is to reduce health disparities in health outcomes thereby reducing the excess disease burden of tobacco use within these groups. This FOA provides funding for up to 2-years for research planning, intervention delivery, dissemination and implementation. Applicants submitting proposals related to health economics are encouraged to consult NOT-OD-16-025 to ensure that proposals align with NIH mission priorities in health economics research. 

Revision Applications to National Cancer Institute (NCI)-supported U01 Awards to Include Research on the NCI's Provocative Questions (U01) - RFA-CA-17-020
Organization: NCI 
Summary: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites revision applications from investigators with active NCI U01 research project awards. These revision applications are expected to focus on research related to one of the 12 of the NCI's Provocative Questions (PQs) published for new applications in RFA-CA-17-017 (R01) and RFA-CA-17-018 (R21). This FOA encourages research that directly addresses PQs, including research that helps validate PQ research outcomes or adopt and disseminate PQ research results that impact cancer research and clinical care. Studies proposed in the revision applications must correspond to additional specific aims, expanding the scope of individual, already funded projects of the parent U01 award.  

Revision Applications to National Cancer Institute (NCI)-supported P01 Awards to Include Research on the NCI's Provocative Questions (P01) - RFA-CA-17-021
Organization: NCI 
Summary: Projects. These revision applications are expected to focus on research related to one of the 12 of the NCI's Provocative Questions (PQs) published in RFA-CA-17-017 and RFA-CA-17-018 that are intended for new R01 and R21 applications, respectively. This FOA encourages research that directly addresses PQs, including research that helps validate PQ research outcomes or adopt and disseminate PQ research results that impact cancer research and clinical care. Studies proposed in the revision applications must correspond to a new research project expanding the scope, yet integrated into the overall theme, of the entire parent P01 award.  

Revision Applications to National Cancer Institute (NCI)-supported P50 Awards to Include Research on the NCI's Provocative Questions (P50) - RFA-CA-17-022
Organization: NCI 
Summary: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites revision applications from currently funded NCI P50 Specialized Centers. These revision applications are expected to focus on research related to one of the 12 of the NCI's Provocative Questions (PQs) published in RFA-CA-17-017 and RFA-CA-17-018 that are intended for new R01 and R21 applications, respectively. This FOA encourages research that directly addresses PQs, including research that helps validate PQ research outcomes or adopt and disseminate PQ research results that impact cancer research and clinical care. Studies proposed in the revision applications must correspond to a new research project expanding the scope, yet integrated into the overall theme, of the entire parent P50 award.  

Revision Applications to NCI-supported R01 Awards to Include Research on the NCI's Provocative Questions (R01) - RFA-CA-17-019
Organization: NCI 
Summary: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites revision applications from investigators with active NCI R01 research grants. These revision applications are expected to focus on research related to one of the 12 of the NCI's Provocative Questions (PQs) published for new applications in RFA-CA-17-017 (R01) and RFA-CA-17-018 (R21). This FOA encourages research that directly addresses PQs, including research that helps validate PQ research outcomes or adopt and disseminate PQ research results that impact cancer research and clinical care. Studies proposed in the revision applications must correspond to additional specific aims, expanding the scope of individual, already funded projects of the parent R01 award.  

Supplements for Validating the Use of Automated Sources of Residential Histories in Cancer Epidemiology Cohorts (Admin Supp) - PA-17-222
Organization: NCI 
Summary: The National Cancer Institute (NCI) announces an opportunity for awardees holding eligible NCI-funded awards to request administrative supplement funding to support augmented efforts to refine automated methodologies to obtain more accurate and reliable lifetime residential history data and linkages that would enhance cancer research.  

Research Supplements to Promote Sharing Data in Cancer Epidemiology Studies (Admin Supp) - PA-17-224
Organization: NCI 
Summary: The National Cancer Institute (NCI) hereby notifies Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) holding eligible awards (as specified in this FOA) that funds are available for administrative supplements to prepare and deposit individual-level data from cancer epidemiology studies into NCI-supported, controlled-access databases including the Cancer Epidemiology Data Repository (CEDR) and the database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP). Sharing of research data will accelerate scientific discovery and increase opportunities for collaboration to provide new clues to cancer etiology, determine risk factors, and improve cancer survivorship.  

Supplement Opportunity to Support Population-Based Research Studies of Rare Cancers (Admin Supp) - PA-17-223
Organization: NCI 
Summary: Through this funding opportunity announcement (FOA), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites applications for supplemental funding to eligible NCI awards so that involved personnel (awardees) can advance their efforts to gain needed knowledge on rare cancers. The goal is to support population-based, hypothesis-testing studies that will increase our understanding of the etiology or post-diagnosis outcomes of rare cancers.  

Mechanisms of Alcohol-associated Cancers (R01) - PA-17-220
Organization: NIAAA 
Summary: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications investigating the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which alcohol increases cancer risk. Alcohol consumption is classified as carcinogenic to humans by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC; 2010, 2012) and the National Toxicology Program (NTP; 2014) of the US Department of Health and Human Services. Target sites for alcohol-related carcinogenesis include the upper aerodigestive tract, breast, liver, and colon. A better understanding of the molecular basis by which alcohol increases cancer risk for certain tissues and organs could lead to improved therapeutic approaches and preventative strategies and would provide guidance on safe levels of alcohol consumption. 

Mechanisms of Alcohol-associated Cancers (R21) - PA-17-219
Organization: NIAAA 
Summary: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications investigating the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which alcohol increases cancer risk. Alcohol consumption is classified as carcinogenic to humans by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC; 2010, 2012) and the National Toxicology Program (NTP; 2014) of the US Department of Health and Human Services. Target sites for alcohol-related carcinogenesis include the upper aerodigestive tract, breast, liver, and colon. A better understanding of the molecular basis by which alcohol increases cancer risk for certain tissues and organs could lead to improved therapeutic approaches and preventative strategies and would provide guidance on safe levels of alcohol consumption.  

Enhancing Science, Technology, EnginEering, and Math Educational Diversity (ESTEEMED) Research Education Experiences (R25) - PAR-17-221
Organization: NIBIB 
Summary: The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The over-arching goal of this National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) R25 program is to support educational activities that enhance the diversity of the biomedical, behavioral and clinical research workforce.  

Pragmatic Research in Healthcare Settings to improve Kidney Disease Prevention and Care (R18) - RFA-DK-17-008
Organization: NIDDK 
Summary: The purpose of this Research Demonstration and Dissemination Projects (R18) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage research applications to test approaches to improve kidney disease prevention and/or treatment in routine healthcare settings. Research applications should be designed to test practical and potentially sustainable strategies that target the prevention or improved care of kidney disease, or the prevention or delay of the complications of kidney disease. The goal of the research is to obtain results that will improve routine healthcare practice and inform healthcare policy for the prevention or management of these conditions. 

Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science for Research Relevant to the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (U54) - RFA-OD-17-003
Organization: NIH 
Summary: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to invite applications for Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science (TCORS) to support biomedical and behavioral research that will provide scientific data to inform regulation of tobacco products to protect public health. Research Projects must address the research priorities related to the regulatory authority of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP). The awards under this FOA will be administered by NIH using funds that have been made available through FDA CTP and the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (P.L. 111-31). Research results from this FOA are expected to generate findings and data that are directly relevant in informing the FDA's regulation of the manufacture, distribution, and marketing of tobacco products to protect public health. 

Center for Coordination of Analytics, Science, Enhancement , and Logistics (CASEL) in Tobacco Regulatory Science (U54) - RFA-OD-17-002
Organization: NIH 
Summary: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits applications for a Center for Coordination of Analytics, Science, Enhancement, and Logistics (CASEL) in Tobacco Regulatory Science. CASEL will support the scientific research programs funded by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), and will facilitate synthesis, coordination and communications of research and career enhancement within those programs. The overall objective of CASEL is to support research programs that can inform the FDA CTP in tobacco product regulatory activities and actions. Through leadership, coordination, and facilitation of collaborative efforts, CASEL can accelerate the advancement of science relevant to the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (FSPTCA). The NIH and the FDA have formed an interagency partnership to foster research relevant to FDA's tobacco regulatory authorities. The award under this FOA will be administered by the NIH using designated funds from the FDA CTP for tobacco regulatory science mandated by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (FSPTCA), Public Law 111-31. 

NIH Notices

• Notice Announcing Pre-Application Webinar and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for RFA-OD-17-003, Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science for Research Relevant to the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control (U54)
  (NOT-OD-17-046)
  National Institutes of Health
• Notice Announcing Pre-Application Webinar and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for RFA-OD-17-002, Center for Coordination of Analytics, Science, Enhancement, and Logistics (CASEL) in Tobacco Regulatory Science (U54)
  (NOT-OD-17-047)
  National Institutes of Health
• NIH Operates Under a Continuing Resolution
  (NOT-OD-17-048)
  National Institutes of Health
• Interim Guidance on Salary Limitation for Grants and Cooperative Agreements
  (NOT-OD-17-049)
  National Institutes of Health
• Request for Information (RFI): Input for National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Moonshot Implementation Team for Fusion Oncoproteins in Childhood Cancers
  (NOT-CA-17-041)
  National Cancer Institute
• NCI will support training in Patient-Oriented Research through K08 Awards and increase K08 Salary and Research Support
  (NOT-CA-17-042)
  National Cancer Institute
• Notice of Change in Award Budget Information in RFA-MH-17-235 "BRAIN Initiative: Foundations of Non-Invasive Functional Human Brain Imaging and Recording - Bridging Scales and Modalities (R01)"
  (NOT-MH-17-015)
  National Institute of Mental Health

Other Funding or Opportunities

Nancy Sanders Memorial Student And Faculty Travel And Research Abroad Grants Open To Submissions

In honor of the legacy of long-time staff member in WVU’s Global Health Program, the Global Engagement Office (GEO) at Health Sciences is pleased to announce that the application period for the Nancy Sanders Memorial Student Travel Grant and the Nancy Sanders Memorial Faculty Research Abroad Grant is now open. Applicant eligibility, program details, and application instructions can be found on the GEO webpage. The deadline for submission for both grant awards is Friday, March 31. For more information, contact Carrie Waybright, HSC GEO Program Specialist, at cwaybrig@hsc.wvu.edu.