This e-mail is to notify the research community of the recently released Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) funding opportunities for the Department of Defense (DoD) Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) being managed by the office of Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). Available awards this FY:
Clinical Development Award
- Must be an independent investigator at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or
equivalent) - Supports the translation of promising preclinical findings into products for clinical applications,
including prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment, or quality of life. - Near-term impact is expected.
- Preclinical studies in animals are not allowed.
- Small-scale clinical trials (Phase 0, Phase 1, Pilot), studies enriching a clinical trial, and projects related to or associated with ongoing or completed clinical trials are allowed.
- Preliminary data are required.
- Optional nested Early-Career Investigator: Applications proposing clinical trials and having
an Early-Career Investigator that meets the criteria outlined in the Program Announcement/
Funding Opportunity will qualify for a higher level of funding. - Pre-application is required; application is by invitation only.
- Maximum funding of $600,000 for direct costs (plus indirect costs)
- Maximum funding of $800,000 for direct costs with a qualified nested Early Career Investigator
(plus indirect costs). - Maximum period of
performance is 3 years. - Deadlines: Pre-Applications April 30, 2019, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET); invited pplications: July 31, 2019, 11:59 p.m. ET
Investigator Initiated Research Award
- Must be an independent investigator at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or
equivalent) - Supports meritorious basic and clinically oriented research in ovarian cancer.
- Impact is an important review criterion.
- Preliminary data are required.
- Clinical trials are not allowed.
- Pre-application is required; application is by invitation only.
- Maximum funding of $450,000 for direct costs (plus indirect costs) over a period of 3 years.
Deadlines: Pre-Applications April 23, 2019, 5:00 p.m. ET; invited applications July 24, 2019, 11:59 p.m. ET
Ovarian Cancer Academy Award – Early-Career Investigator Award
- Must be within 3 years of his/her last postdoctoral research position (Ph.D.) or clinical fellowship (M.D.) or equivalent as of the full application submission deadline. A Statement of Eligibility is
required. - Supports the addition of new Early-Career Investigators to the unique, interactive virtual academy providing intensive mentoring, national networking, and a peer group for junior faculty.
- Early-Career Investigators whose ability to commit to conducting ovarian cancer research is limited by lack of resources or other overwhelming obstacles are encouraged to apply.
- A Designated Mentor who is an experienced ovarian cancer researcher with ovarian cancer funding is required. The Designated Mentor is not required to be at the same institution as the Early-Career Investigator.
- Preliminary data are required.
- Clinical trials are allowed.
- Pre-application is required; application is by invitation only.
- Maximum funding of over a period of 4 years.
Deadlines: Pre-Applications April 30, 2019, 5:00 p.m. ET; invited applications July 31, 2019, 11:59 p.m. ET
Ovarian Cancer Academy Dean and Assistant Dean (Leadership) Award
- Dean must be an established ovarian cancer researcher. Assistant Dean must be an
independent ovarian cancer research at a different institution from the Dean. - Supports visionary individuals who are established ovarian cancer researchers with a strong record of mentoring and commitment to leadership
- Academy Dean, with Assistant Dean, will oversee an interactive academy of Early-Career Investigators and their designated mentors, facilitate regular interactive communication among all Academy members, and assess research progress and career progression of the Early-Career Investigators
- Pre-application is required; application is by invitation only.
- Maximum funding of $1,750,000 for direct
costs (plus indirect costs) over a period of 5 years.
Deadlines: Pre-Applications April 30, 2019, 5:00 p.m. ET; invited applications July 31, 2019, 11:59 p.m. ET
Pilot Award
- Investigators at or above the postdoctoral level (or equivalent).
- Supports innovative, high-risk/high-reward research that could ultimately lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will drive the field of ovarian cancer research
forward. - Innovation and Impact are important review criteria.
- Goal is to develop preliminary data; thus, preliminary data are not required, but are
allowed. - Clinical trials are not allowed.
- Pre-application is required and is blinded; application submission is by invitation only.
- Maximum funding of $250,000 for direct costs
(plus indirect costs) over a period of 2 years. - Deadlines: Pre-Applications April 23, 2019, 5:00 p.m. ET; invited applications July 24, 2019, 11:59 p.m. ET
URL: https://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/ocrp
Detailed descriptions of the funding opportunity, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements can be found in the Program Announcements. The Program Announcements are available electronically for downloading from the Grants.gov website (http://www.grants.gov), the CDMRP website (https://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/prgdefault.shtml) and the electronic Biomedical Research Application Portal (eBRAP) (https://eBRAP.org).
All CDMRP funding opportunities, both recently and previously released, are available on the CDMRP website https://cdmrp.army.mil .
Subsequent notifications will be sent when additional funding opportunities are released. A listing of all open CDMRP funding opportunities can be obtained on the Grants.gov website by performing a basic search using CFDA Number 12.420.
Submission is a two-step process requiring both pre-application submission and full application submission. All pre-applications must be submitted through eBRAP (https://eBRAP.org/). Full applications from extramural organizations (non-DoD organizations) must be submitted through Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov/). Intramural DoD organizations may submit full applications to either eBRAP or Grants.gov. Refer to the General Application Instructions, Section II.A. for registration and submission requirements for eBRAP and Grants.gov. For detailed information on the submission process, refer to Section II.D. of the Program Announcement/Funding Opportunity.
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