DHHS/NIH: Seeking Applications for Feasibility and Planning SPOREs to Investigate Cancer Health Disparities

Deadline: 18 January 2018

The U.S Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking applications for its program entitled “Feasibility and Planning Studies for Development of Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPOREs) to Investigate Cancer Health Disparities”.

The P20 grants will support feasibility and planning activities to build cancer health disparities research programs. It is the expectation that the research programs developed by the P20 awards should be competitive with other applications for a full Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE), addressing cancer health disparities as a cross-cutting research theme.

Components

Research Program (at least two translational research projects are required);
Administrative Core;
Shared Resource Facility (Biospecimen/Pathology Core is required); and
Developmental Research Program.

Funding Information

Application budgets are limited to $800,000 direct costs and must reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.

Key Terms

Cancer Health Disparities: Adverse differences in cancer incidence, prevalence, mortality, survivorship, and/or burden of cancer, or related health conditions that exist among specific populations.
Racial/ethnic minority populations: Populations having the following racial or ethnic backgrounds: American Indian/Alaska Natives, Asians, African Americans, Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders, and Hispanic/Latinos.
Translational Research: Translational research uses knowledge of human biology to develop and test the feasibility of cancer-relevant interventions in humans and/or determines the biological basis for observations made in individuals with cancer or in populations at risk for cancer.

Eligibility Criteria

Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
County governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
State governments
Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Independent school districts
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Special district governments
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
City or township governments
Private institutions of higher education