The following funding news and opportunities were collected recently by Cancer Center Pre-Award Services and published in Cancer Center Update, a weekly e-newsletter for members and staff.

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April 24, 2007

Changes in Final Two Receipt Dates for PAR-06-451, Quick-Trials for Novel Cancer Therapies
National Cancer Institute
Exploratory Grants (R21)
(NOT-CA-07-015)

Childhood Cancer Biospecimens for the Childhood Cancer TARGET Initiative
National Cancer Institute
Request for Information (RFI)
(NOT-CA-07-014)
Deadline: June 8, 2007
The purpose of this RFI is to obtain information concerning collections of clinically annotated, high quality, fresh frozen childhood cancer biospecimens. The requested information is needed for the initial planning stages towards the implementation of the Childhood Cancer Therapeutically Applicable Research to Generate Effective Treatments (TARGET) Initiative.

Clinical Cancer Therapy and Prevention Research
(R01)
(PA-07-356)
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is seeking research project (R01) applications to conduct translational, clinical, therapeutic, and preventive studies and trials of neoplastic diseases in humans and encourages clinical researchers to collaborate with basic scientists to translate insights in cancer genetics, cancer epigenetics, and cancer biology, coupled with the development of new anti-cancer agents, into innovative cancer intervention studies and trials. Studies using tumor specimens not linked to specific interventions/trials will not be responsive to this FOA.

Career Enhancement Award for Stem Cell Research
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
(K18)
(PA-07-359)
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
Project period: Six months to one year, although up to two years may be appropriate in some situations.
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to encourage investigators to obtain the training and career development they need to appropriately use stem cells in their research. The use of stem cells in biomedical research offers the potential for significant advances in the next decades, provided investigators not only understand this potential, but are equipped to take advantage of it.  Human embryonic stem cells (hESC) have only recently become available and most investigators are not prepared to handle, maintain, or properly study hESCs. Likewise, the potential of human adult or cord blood, and even animal, stem cells for understanding, treating, and curing human disease is great.

AACR Funding Opportunities for Breast Cancer Research
Application Deadline: May 17, 2007
Amount/Duration: $250,000/2 years
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is now accepting applications for the 2007 Breast Cancer Research Foundation-AACR Grants for Translational Breast Cancer Research. Research projects must have 100% applicability to translational breast cancer. This grant is open to researchers who have acquired a doctoral degree and are affiliated with any institution involved in cancer research, cancer medicine, or cancer-related biomedical science anywhere in the world.

Future Opportunities: The AACR will announce a call for applications for the Jeannik M. Littlefield-AACR Grants in Metastatic Colon Cancer Research on May 1, 2007. Check your e-mail for updates, or visit the AACR website for the latest updates.

The AHC Translational Research Grant Program
Application deadline: May 18, 2007
The AHC Translational Research Grant Program will fund three new grants with up to $200,000 over two to three years. Awards will go to new projects with no outside funding and preference will go to projects that create new collaborations. The goal is to move concepts developed at the University from basic research to clinical testing. Awards will be announced in July.

April 17, 2007

Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program
Deadlines: multiple deadlines
The Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program received $127.5 million in Congressional appropriations for 2007. There will be a total of nine program announcements. Seven programs are now ready to accept submissions for required pre-applications (such as Nominations, Letter of Intent, etc.)

April 10, 2007

AIDS International Training and Research Program (D43)
Application Receipt Date(s): multiple
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to invite applications from eligible institutions for innovative, collaborative research training programs that would contribute to the long-term goal of building sustainable research capacity in HIV-related conditions at institutions in low- and middle-income countries.

NIH Director's New Innovator Award
Deadline: May 22
New investigators who have not yet obtained an NIH R01 or similar grant are eligible to apply for the NIH Director's New Innovator Award. Researchers must hold an independent research position at a domestic institution and have received their most recent doctoral degree or completed their medical internship and residency in 1997 or later. The application period opens on April 25 and closes on May 22.

American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant
Deadline: April 16, 2007
Amount: Up to $30,000
This grant is for assistant professors who have no independent national funding and are engaged in cancer-related research. Cancer-related research includes genetic mechanisms of cancer, molecular mechanisms of cancer progression and metastasis, development of novel cancer therapeutic models and translational research, cancer immunology and immunotherapy. Applications may be obtained by contacting LeAnn Micek, 612-626-1926, micek003@umn.edu.

April 3, 2007

Innovations in Biomedical Computational Science and Technology (R01)
(PAR-07-344) Application Receipt Date(s): multiple (see Web site)
The NIH is interested in promoting research and developments in computational science and technology that will support rapid progress in areas of scientific opportunity in biomedical research. As defined here, biomedical computing or biomedical information science and technology includes database design, graphical interfaces, querying approaches, data retrieval, data visualization and manipulation, data integration through the development of integrated analytical tools, and tools for electronic collaboration, as well as computational and mathematical research including the development of structural, functional, integrative, and analytical models and simulations.

American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant (see April 10)