Foundation Grants
Where to Begin?
May 1, 2014
So, You want a Foundation Grant?
• Step 1: Call your development department
– If you work in BMC space, call Kirsten Hinsdale, Director of
Development at 617-414-5571 for guidance
– If you work in BU space, call the Office of Sponsored Programs at
617-638-4600 for guidance
Today, we will provide a brief overview of:
– three of the largest foundations that fund basic science and
healthcare research in the US:
• American Cancer Society
• American Diabetes Association
• American Heart Association
– How to repurpose your NIH grant for a foundation; positives and
cautions to this strategy
– Grant services provided by the BMC Development Office
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AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
• The Nation’s largest private funder of cancer
research
• 100 active grants in Massachusetts totaling
$42,782,333, with three at BUMC (BMC/BU)
• Funding is focused on peer-reviewed research but
they also fund clinical research and training of
health professionals
• “ACS awards research grants and fellowships to
promising early-career scientists with unique
hypotheses for cancer prevention and study,
fostering the next generation of cancer
research…”
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AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
• Research Areas of Interest to ACS:
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Biology
Etiology (causes of cancer)
Prevention
Early Detection, Diagnosis, and Prognosis
Treatment
Cancer Control, Survivorship, and Outcomes Research
Scientific Model Systems
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AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
GRANT TYPES:
• New Initiatives and Requests for Applications
• Research Grants for Independent Investigators
• Mentored Research Grants
• Health Professional Training Grants
• Professor Grants
• International Fellowships
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AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
Contact: www.cancer.org for more information and
to identify if your research fits one of the open
opportunities.
Resources:
• https://www.icrpartnership.org/index.cfm
• http://www.aicr.org/
• http://www.avonfoundation.org/
• http://www.cancer.gov/
• http://www.komen.org
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AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
ACS Grant Programs:
• Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry of
Cancer
• Cancer Cell Biology and Metastasis
• Preclinical and Translational Cancer Research
• Clinical Cancer Research and Immunology
• Cancer Control and Prevention Research
• Health Professional Training in Cancer Control
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AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
• The Research Program accepts applications for research
in all areas relevant to diabetes, from basic laboratory
research to clinical and behavioral science
• - See more at: http://www.diabetes.org/research-andpractice/we-are-research-leaders/how-grant-money-isdivided.html?loc=rp-slabnav#sthash.H3xVdyc3.dpuf
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AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
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AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
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• ADA Grant Programs:
Research Program
Application
Deadline
Current Status
Funding
Start Date
January 15, 2014
Submitted applications
under review
Anticipated funding
January 2015
Delayed to
October 2014
Updated application materials
available August 2014
Anticipated funding
July 2015
May 1, 2014
(as scheduled)
Accepting applications
July 2014
July 1, 2014
(as scheduled)
Accepting applications
January 2015
Core Program
Research, career development and
training awards
Targeted RFAs
ADA-ASP Young Investigator Career
Development
Award in Geriatric Endocrinology
Pathway
Limited submission opportunities;
available by institutional
nomination only
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
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• Core Program
• Overview
Our Core Program supports innovative basic, clinical and translational
research projects across a broad spectrum of topics relevant to
diabetes and its complications. The program offers grants for
investigators at various career stages, including specific training and
career development opportunities for early-career investigators as they
advance their diabetes research careers.
• NOTE: the upcoming call for applications (July 2014 deadline) has
been delayed until October 2014. Updated grant mechanisms and
application materials will be available online August 2014.
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
Targeted RFA Program
Overview: This category varies, with the most recent call for
proposals being the ADA-ASP Young Investigator Career
Development Award in Geriatric Endocrinology. It was a
supplemental grant to the NIA GEMSTAR program, for
people with this R03 grant only.
The deadline for this was May 1st. Look for these periodically
on the website or sign up to receive announcements at
www.diabetes.org
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AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
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Pathway Program Overview
Purpose: To accelerate the research needed to discover solutions and
ultimately end this deadly epidemic, the Association has launched a bold
new initiative, Pathway to Stop Diabetes. With a goal of funding 100
new diabetes investigators over the next decade, Pathway provides
crucial support to researchers focusing on innovative ideas and
transformational approaches.
Pathway supports creative scientists who are just starting their careers in
diabetes research, or who are already established in another field but
want to expand their focus to diabetes research. Through individual
awards of $1.6257 million
NOTE:
• Only available by institutional nomination.
• Currently accepting applications
• Due Date July 1, 2014
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
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Resources:
• NIH National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
The NIH National Center for Biotechnology Information advances science
and health by providing access to biomedical and genomic information.
NIH Molecular Libraries Program
The Molecular Libraries Roadmap offers biomedical researchers access to
the large-scale screening capacity, along with medicinal chemistry and
informatics, necessary to identify chemical probes to study the functions of
genes, cells, and biochemical pathways. This will lead to new ways to
explore the functions of genes and signaling pathways in health and
disease.
Network for Pancreatic Organ Donors with Diabetes (nPOD)
The Network for Pancreatic Organ Donors with Diabetes (nPOD) is a
collaborative research project that supports diabetes investigators by
providing, without cost, rare and difficult to obtain tissues from donors with
type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Interested researchers are encouraged to apply
to obtain nPOD tissues, or to request access to analyze cases in the nPOD
Online Pathology site.
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
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Resources:
• T1D Exchange
A dynamic, multi-purpose, real-world patient data platform designed to
accelerate all aspects of drug and device development. T1D Exchange has
established a unique model to speed better treatments, therapies and
research for type 1 diabetes (T1D).
Team Science Toolkit
Developed by the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Science of Team
Science (SciTS) team, the Team Science Toolkit is an interactive website
where visitors can freely upload/download publicly available resources that
support the practice and study of team science. The Toolkit connects
professionals from many disciplines, providing a forum for sharing ideas.
• TrialNet
A clinical trials network that conducts studies designed to evaluate new
approaches to prevent or ameliorate Type 1 Diabetes. Researchers can
submit proposals for clinical trial protocols, request biological samples
through its Living Biobank initiative, or submit proposals for ancillary studies
that complement the objectives of TrialNet studies.
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
• The American Heart Association is committed to identifying and
supporting specific science areas deemed critical to achieving our
mission and strategic objectives.
• Foundation and corporate support for strategically focused research,
as well as partnerships with other professional organizations, allow the
AHA to fund special initiatives or awards.
• The American Heart Association funds investigator-initiated career
development and knowledge discovery projects through its research
programs.
• Also funds specific science areas deemed critical to its mission and
strategic objectives.
• The association has also established partnerships with various
organizations to fund focused research programs.
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AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
Grant Types:
1. Summer 2014 -- Scientist Development Grant
Founders Affiliate (for New England)- Due: July 25, 2014
Objective
To support highly promising beginning scientists in their progress toward
independence by encouraging and adequately funding research projects
that can bridge the gap between completion of research training and
readiness for successful competition as an independent investigator.
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Science Focus
Research broadly related to cardiovascular function and disease and
stroke, or to related clinical, basic science, bioengineering or biotechnology,
and public health problems, including multidisciplinary efforts.
Disciplines
Proposals are encouraged from all basic, behavioral, epidemiological, and
community and clinical investigations that bear on cardiovascular and
stroke problems.
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Grant Types
2. Summer 2014 – Mentored Clinical and Population Research Award
Founders Affiliate – Due July 25, 2014
Objective
To encourage early career investigators who have appropriate and
supportive mentoring relationships to engage in high quality introductory
and pilot clinical studies that will guide future strategies for reducing
cardiovascular disease and stroke while fostering new research in clinical
and translational science, and encouraging community- and populationbased activities. This grant does not fund basic science or support senior
researchers, but encourages mentoring of early career investigators.
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(cont’d.)
Science Focus
Funding is available for research related to cardiovascular disease and
stroke prevention or treatment, or to related clinical and public health
problems, including multidisciplinary efforts. Proposals are encouraged
on provider behavior, patient behavior, behavioral outcomes, risk factor
outcomes, disease outcomes, cost benefit analyses, efforts to evaluate
outcomes of patient care delivery and patient/provider and/or system
compliance and adherence to recommendations, as well as pilot clinical
research studies that may provide preliminary data for larger-scale
investigation. Studies using existing databases are also
encouraged. Ancillary studies or a clearly defined sub-study of an
ongoing clinical research study are also encouraged. There must,
however, be clear justification that the proposal is a sub-study and not a
piece of an already funded project.
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AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
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(Cont’d.)
Target Audience
• Healthcare professional with a masters or post-baccalaureate doctoral
degree, including M.P.H., R.N., Pharm.D., M.D., D.O. or Ph.D.
• Interdisciplinary research teams are eligible.
• Individuals are not eligible to be the principal investigator if they hold or
have held:
Certain NIH awards (such as RO1, R21, PO1)
• Certain AHA awards (BGIA, SDG, EIA, GIA); or
• An award equivalent to any of the above (an independent investigator
award)
Repurposing your NIH Grant for a
Foundation Submission
Positives:
• Increases your chances of becoming funded
• Saves time and effort when writing and submitting a essentially
identical application
• Allows you to retain focus on that particular research project
Cautions:
• If you submit a repurposed NIH grant to another federal agency, e.g.
NSF, DOD, DOE, and/or to a foundation, while simultaneously resubmitting to the NIH, make sure you declare your pending sources of
private or public funding when you apply.
• Agencies expect an applicant to turn down a grant if it overlaps with
another one, should both subsequently be funded.
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Services of the BMC Development
Office
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• Our Foundation Relations and Government Grants (FRGG) team in the
BMC Development Office works with BMC investigators to create wellplanned proposals specifically tailored to funder interests and
guidelines.
• We work closely with PIs, administrators and Grants Administration to
ensure all submission components are completed in a timely and
accurate manner.
We will:
• Help manage the entire grant writing process
• Prospect for other federal and foundation research grant opportunities
• Speak with respective Program Officers about potential funding
• Tailor project ideas to fit with requests for proposal
• Work with BMC Grants Administration; i.e. handle internal documents,
assist with financial disclosure forms, broker interdepartmental and
external partnerships, assist with InfoEd
Services of the BMC Development
Office
We will also:
• Help add value to proposal by ensuring all aspects of the RFP are
answered within the narrative
• Assist with grantsmanship by developing a logic matrix crafted to your
research
• Draft letters of support
• Craft specific aims
• Write resource pages
• Finalize budget
• Provide editing assistance and feedback
• Cut down narrative to fit within space requirements
• Work with administrators and researchers to ensure quality control
• Set up proposal review teams
• Assemble, package and submit
• Assist with resubmissions and renewals
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Thank You!
• Questions?
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