January 2008
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
Featured Funding Opportunities
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 Find Other Federal Funding:
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National Science Foundation
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Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program http://cdmrp.army.mil/
Centers for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/grants/foamain.shtm
 Find Funding with Community of Science (COS):
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develop your COS profile? Contact Jo Ann the COM Office of Research at 974 -9446 and schedule a
consultation.
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http://www.research.usf.edu/limited_submissions/
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Selected NIH Funding Opportunities – January, 2008
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is calling for applications for 2008 NIH Director’s Pioneer and
New Innovator Awards. Both programs support exceptionally creative scientists who take highly
innovative — and often unconventional — approaches to major challenges in biomedical or behavioral
research. For application information see the links below:
Pioneer Award applications will be accepted from Dec. 16, 2007, to Jan. 16, 2008. Application
instructions can be found at:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-08-013.html
The New Innovator Award application period is from March 3 to 31, 2008. For application
instructions see:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-08-014.html
NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant Release:
Shared Instrumentation Grant Program (S10) (PAR-08-036)
National Center for Research Resources
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): March 24, 2008
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-036.html
Cardiovascular:
Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI) Basic Research (R01 - PA-07-385)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Application Receipt Date(s): February 5, 2008
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-385.html
Deep Vein Thrombosis and Venous Disease (R01) (RFA-HL-08-002)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Application Receipt Date(s): March 19, 2008
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-08-002.html
Neurological:
Extinction and Pharmacotherapies for Drug Addiction (R01)
(RFA-DA-08-024)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Application Receipt Date(s): February 27, 2008
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-08-024.html
Extinction and Pharmacotherapies for Drug Addiction (R03)
(RFA-DA-08-025)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Application Receipt Date(s): February 27, 2008
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-08-025.html
Behavioral Mechanisms in the Transition to Habitual Alcohol Seeking and Drinking (R01)
(RFA-AA-08-007)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Application Receipt Date(s): March 20, 2008
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AA-08-007.html
Behavioral Mechanisms in the Transition to Habitual Alcohol Seeking and Drinking (R21)
(RFA-AA-08-008)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Application Receipt Date(s): March 20, 2008
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AA-08-008.html
Allergy and Immunology:
Drug Interactions in Substance Abusers with HIV Infection and Other Co-morbid Conditions (R01)
(RFA-DA-08-011)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Application Receipt Date(s): February 28, 2008
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-08-011.html
The Interaction of HIV, Drug Use, and the Criminal Justice System (R01) (RFA-DA-08-007)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institute of Mental Health
Application Receipt Date(s): February 27, 2008
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-08-007.html
Alcohol, AIDS, and Liver Disease: Preventable Side-effects of Antiretroviral Therapy (R01)
(RFA-AA-08-013)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Application Receipt Date(s): March 19, 2008
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AA-08-013.html
Alcohol, AIDS, and Liver Disease: Preventable Side-effects of Antiretroviral Therapy (R21)
(RFA-AA-08-014)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Application Receipt Date(s): March 19, 2008
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AA-08-014.html
CAM Approaches in the Management of HIV Disease and Its Complications (R01)
(RFA-AT-08-002)
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Application Receipt Date(s): March 25, 2008
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AT-08-002.html
Cancer:
Outcomes, Cost-Effectiveness and the Decision Making Process to Use Complementary and
Alternative Medicine (R01) (PAR-08-045)
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
National Cancer Institute Office of Dietary Supplements
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): May 19, 2008, May 19, 2009, May 19, 2010
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-045.html
Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP)
The Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) announces new funding
opportunities for Fiscal Year 2007 (FY07) and Fiscal Year 2008 (FY08). The following program
announcements were released on December 18, 2007:
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FY07 BCRP Concept Award
This program announcement and the required forms are available for downloading from
Grants.gov
(http://apply.grants.gov/apply/GetGrantFromFedgrants?cfda=&opportunity=W81XWH-07BCRP-CA&competitionid=).
Concept Award deadlines:
Pre-application submission: January 9, 2008 -- Proposal submission: January 23, 2008
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FY08 BCRP Predoctoral Traineeship Award
This program announcement and the required forms are available for downloading from
Grants.gov
(http://apply.grants.gov/apply/GetGrantFromFedgrants?cfda=&opportunity=W81XWH-08BCRP-PREDOC&competitionid=).
Predoctoral Traineeship Award deadlines:
Pre-application submission: January 23, 2008 -- Proposal submission: February 6, 2008.
A pre-application is required and must be submitted through the CDMRP eReceipt website,
https://cdmrp.org.
All proposals must be submitted through Grants.gov. Additional program announcements for FY08
are expected to be released in February 2008.
Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Program
Competition for Cancer Grants
This is an announcement that the fiscal year 2008-2009 Call for Grant Applications for medical,
biological, behavioral, and social scientific research and development proposals issued by the
Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Program is now available. Funding is scheduled to begin on or
around July 1, 2008. The Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Program Call for Grant Applications
document for fiscal year 2008-2009 is now available on the Program website at
www.floridabiomed.com. The deadline for receipt of the online grant application is 5:00 P.M. EST
on Friday, February 15, 2008. Applications can not be submitted and will not be accepted after the
deadline.
James & Esther King Biomedical Research Program
Competition for Tobacco-Related Research Grants
This is an announcement that the fiscal year 2008-2009 Call for Grant Applications for medical,
biological, behavioral, and social scientific research and development proposals issued by the James &
Esther King Biomedical Research Program is now available. Funding is scheduled to begin on or
around July 1, 2008. The James & Esther King Biomedical Research Program Call for Grant
Applications document for fiscal year 2008-2009 is now available on the Program website at
www.floridabiomed.com. The deadline for receipt of the online grant application is 5:00 P.M. EST on
Friday, February 15, 2008. Applications can not be submitted and will not be accepted after the
deadline.
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