the fy22 defense appropriations act provides funding for the mrp to support innovative, high-impact melanoma research.  the managing agent for the anticipated funding opportunities is the cdmrp at the u.s. army medical research and development command (usamrdc).

the fy22 mrp funding opportunity announcements for the following award mechanisms is posted on the grants.gov website. 

applications submitted to the fy22 mrp must address one or more of the following focus areas:

• ·        investigate topics relevant to rare melanomas (e.g., uveal, acral, mucosal melanoma, etc.) that cover the entire research spectrum, from risk factors and initiation to distant macro-metastases, in model organisms and/or patients.
• ·        identify and understand risk factor determinants for melanoma.
• ·        develop prediction and surveillance tools for distinguishing patient populations at risk for a second primary diagnosis, recurrence, and/or metastasis.
• ·        understand how precursor lesions and environmental/endogenous factors influence melanomagenesis, including, but not limited to, the skin microbiome, race, and biological sex as a variable.
• ·        develop new tools for the detection and diagnosis of melanoma, which includes easily accessible technology (beyond the dermoscope) for primary care physicians and dermatologists.
• ·        identify how the tumor microenvironment (e.g., stromal, immune, microbiome) impacts tumor initiation, response to therapy, progression, recurrence, and/or dormancy.
• ·        delineate the molecular pathways that influence metastatic spread, recurrence, and/or dormancy.

the mrp challenges the research community to redefine the concept of prevention and has issued a fy22 mrp challenge statement that must be addressed when responding to the fy22 mrp focus areas and funding opportunities. for additional information, applicants are encouraged to review the fy21 mrp landscape and abstracts from previously funded mrp awards.

funding opportunities-fy22 melanoma research program, congressionally directed medical research programs (cdmrp) (army.mil)

focused program award – rare melanomas – letter of intent due september 14, 2022

new for fy22

independent investigators at or above the level of associate professor (or equivalent).

project leader(s) for the complementary and synergistic research project(s) must be at or above the level of assistant professor (or equivalent).

• ·      a letter of intent is required; an invitation to submit a full application is not required.
• ·      applications may propose research across the entire spectrum (biology, etiology, prevention, diagnosis and detection, prognosis, treatment, and quality of life) and must address a critical unmet need relevant to rare melanomas (uveal, acral, mucosal, pediatric, etc.).
• ·      supports a synergistic, multidisciplinary research program of at least two, but not more than three, distinct but complementary projects addressing an overarching question relevant to rare melanomas.
• ·      individual research projects may range from exploratory, hypothesis-developing studies through pilot clinical trials.
• ·      the research team assembled by the pi should be highly qualified and multidisciplinary, with an identified project leader(s) for the complementary and synergistic research project(s).
• ·      applicants are encouraged, but not required, to include at least one rare melanoma patient advocate as part of the project team to optimize research impact.
• ·      pilot clinical trials are allowed.
  • ·     the maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $2,000,000 for direct costs.
  • ·     the maximum period of performance is 4 years.

melanoma academy scholar award – letter of intent september 14, 2022

must be within 7 years of their last terminal degree, as of the full application submission deadline. 

• ·     a letter of intent is required; an invitation to submit a full application is not required
• ·     supports the addition of new scholars to the unique, interactive virtual academy that provides intensive mentoring, national networking, collaborations, and a peer group for early-career melanoma investigators/faculty.
• ·     a career guide who is an experienced melanoma researcher with melanoma cancer funding is required.
• ·     the career guide is not required to be at the same institution as the scholar.
• ·     the career guide must be committed to participating in the melanoma academy, to include serving in advisory roles as requested by academy leadership.
• ·     must address at least one of the fy22 mrp focus areas.
• ·     preliminary data are not required.
• ·     clinical trials are not allowed.
• ·     the maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $550,000 for direct costs.
• ·     indirect costs may be proposed in accordance with the institution’s negotiated rate agreement.
• ·     the maximum period of performance is 3 years.

mid-career accelerator award – letter of intent due september 14, 2022

assistant or associate professors (or equivalents) at least 7 years or more from first faculty appointment.

• ·       a letter of intent is required; an invitation to submit a full application is not required.
• ·       supports mid-career researchers to conduct impactful melanoma research.
• ·       must address at least one of the fy22 mrp focus areas.
• ·       must show evidence of at least one peer-reviewed extramural funding award.
• ·       preliminary data relevant to melanoma are required.
• ·       clinical trials are not allowed
• ·     the maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $725,000 for direct costs.
• ·     indirect costs may be proposed in accordance with the institution’s negotiated rate agreement.
• ·     the maximum period of performance is 3 years.

team science award – letter of intent due september 14, 2022

modified for fy22

at least two and up to three investigators must partner in one overarching multidisciplinary research study.

independent investigators at or above the level of assistant professor (or equivalent).

inclusion of at least one military, u.s. department of veterans affairs, or early-career investigator is encouraged.

• ·       a letter of intent is required; an invitation to submit a full application is not required.
• ·       supports new or existing partnerships to address a research problem or question in a manner that would be unachievable through separate efforts.
• ·       intended to fund a broad range of studies including, but not limited to:

o  correlative studies that are associated with an open/ongoing or completed clinical trial

o  research involving the analysis of large and/or complex melanoma datasets

o  projects focusing on bioengineering approaches to address diagnostics, high risk markers, dormancy, and/or metastasis

o  research seeking to better understand and/or reduce inequities and disparities that impact melanoma patients and/or caregivers.

• ·       emphasis on synergy, multidisciplinary research, and impact.
• ·       must address at least one of the fy22 mrp focus areas.
• ·       preliminary data are required.
• ·       clinical trials are not allowed.
• ·     the maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $1,000,000 for direct costs.
• ·     indirect costs may be proposed in accordance with the institution’s negotiated rate agreement.
• the maximum period of performance is 3 years.

a pre-application is required and must be submitted through the electronic biomedical research application portal (ebrap) at https://ebrap.org prior to the pre-application deadline.  all applications must conform to the final funding opportunity announcements available for downloading from the grants.gov website.  the application package containing the required forms for each award mechanism will also be found on grants.gov.  a listing of all cdmrp and other usamrdc extramural funding opportunities can be obtained on the grants.gov website by performing a basic search using cfda number 12.420.

  for email notification when announcements are released, subscribe to program-specific news and updates under “email subscriptions” on the ebrap homepage at https://ebrap.org.  for more information about the mrp or other cdmrp-administered programs, please visit the cdmrp website (https://cdmrp.army.mil).

point of contact:

cdmrp help desk
301-682-5507
help@ebrap.org

for more information, please contact jill sherman, international research facilitator, at intl.research@lakeheadu.ca.

the fy22 defense appropriations act provides funding for the mrp to support innovative, high-impact melanoma research.  the managing agent for the anticipated funding opportunities is the cdmrp at the u.s. army medical research and development command (usamrdc).

the fy22 mrp funding opportunity announcements for the following award mechanisms is posted on the grants.gov website. 

applications submitted to the fy22 mrp must address one or more of the following focus areas:

• ·        investigate topics relevant to rare melanomas (e.g., uveal, acral, mucosal melanoma, etc.) that cover the entire research spectrum, from risk factors and initiation to distant macro-metastases, in model organisms and/or patients.
• ·        identify and understand risk factor determinants for melanoma.
• ·        develop prediction and surveillance tools for distinguishing patient populations at risk for a second primary diagnosis, recurrence, and/or metastasis.
• ·        understand how precursor lesions and environmental/endogenous factors influence melanomagenesis, including, but not limited to, the skin microbiome, race, and biological sex as a variable.
• ·        develop new tools for the detection and diagnosis of melanoma, which includes easily accessible technology (beyond the dermoscope) for primary care physicians and dermatologists.
• ·        identify how the tumor microenvironment (e.g., stromal, immune, microbiome) impacts tumor initiation, response to therapy, progression, recurrence, and/or dormancy.
• ·        delineate the molecular pathways that influence metastatic spread, recurrence, and/or dormancy.

the mrp challenges the research community to redefine the concept of prevention and has issued a fy22 mrp challenge statement that must be addressed when responding to the fy22 mrp focus areas and funding opportunities. for additional information, applicants are encouraged to review the fy21 mrp landscape and abstracts from previously funded mrp awards.

funding opportunities-fy22 melanoma research program, congressionally directed medical research programs (cdmrp) (army.mil)

idea award – preproposal due july 8, 2022

independent investigators with a faculty-level appointment (or equivalent)

• ·       preproposal is required; application submission is by invitation only.
• ·       supports new ideas that represent innovative, high-risk/high-gain approaches to melanoma research that are beyond an incremental advancement.
• ·       emphasis on innovation and impact.
• ·       must address at least one of the fy22 mrp focus areas.
• ·       preliminary data are not required.
• ·       clinical trials are not allowed.
• ·     the maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $500,000 for direct costs.
• ·     indirect costs may be proposed in accordance with the institution’s negotiated rate agreement.
• ·     the maximum period of performance is 3 years.

a pre-application is required and must be submitted through the electronic biomedical research application portal (ebrap) at https://ebrap.org prior to the pre-application deadline.  all applications must conform to the final funding opportunity announcements available for downloading from the grants.gov website.  the application package containing the required forms for each award mechanism will also be found on grants.gov.  a listing of all cdmrp and other usamrdc extramural funding opportunities can be obtained on the grants.gov website by performing a basic search using cfda number 12.420.

  for email notification when announcements are released, subscribe to program-specific news and updates under “email subscriptions” on the ebrap homepage at https://ebrap.org.  for more information about the mrp or other cdmrp-administered programs, please visit the cdmrp website (https://cdmrp.army.mil).

point of contact:

cdmrp help desk
301-682-5507
help@ebrap.org

for more information, please contact jill sherman, international research facilitator, at intl.research@lakeheadu.ca.

the terry fox new investigator award provides research operating grants to support future leaders as they develop their independent careers in cancer research. the award provides a single research grant of up to $450,000 for three years to investigators within the first five years of a first faculty-level appointment in canada.

the terry fox new frontiers program project grants is a long‐standing program involving the best cancer researchers in canada. these programs support canadian research teams exploring new frontiers in cancer research (i.e., breakthrough and transformative biomedical, clinical and translational research which may form the basis for innovative cancer prevention, diagnosis and/or treatment).

ohtn has launched a new call for the hiv endgame program.

the ohtn will offer seven types of grants:

1. winston husbands leadership award in strengthening the response to hiv among black communities: salary support for emerging black scholars, knowledge users, and service providers who work collaboratively with community stakeholders to understand and address the impact of hiv on african, caribbean, and black communities in ontario
2. junior investigator grant: salary support for emergent leaders in hiv inquiry who are preparing to establish an hiv program of data, evidence-sharing, and impact.
3. student leadership grant: for excellent phd 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 who are interested in working closely and collaboratively with the ohtn to drive change, contribute to rapid learning and improvement in our sector, and build hiv innovation capacity in ontario.
4. breaking new ground grant: project funding for innovative, high-reward projects that will break new ground and build evidence and programs to dramatically improve the prevention, treatment, and care cascade in ontario. this funding stream supports the piloting, evaluation, or scale up of hiv interventions
5. implementation science grant: project funding for the development of sustainable, effective hiv programs and services. this funding stream will support implementation science initiatives that will contribute to a rapid learning system for hiv.
6. community based project and participatory evaluation grant: support for community-based agencies, their staff, and people living with hiv to undertake projects, needs assessments, quality improvements, and evaluation activities that help develop and modify effective programs, services, and policies or generate data to make the case for additional hiv inquiry relevant to ontario’s needs.
7. incubator grant: project funding to establish high-risk, high-reward initiatives that will test, evaluate, and scale up innovative interventions and effective programs and services. the intervention should be solution-focused, ready for implementation, disruptive to the system, or act as accelerator to close gaps in hiv prevention, treatment, and care, and provide timely and early access to data. monthly uptake of proposals.

priorities

through a strategic planning process and stakeholder consultations, ohtn has identified seven priorities or key learning areas:

1. effective prep scale-up in ontario
2. population-focused prevention and health promotion
3. hiv testing
4. linkage, adherence, and retention in care
5. clinical care standards and capacity
6. integration of services
7. mental health and well-being of people living with and at risk of hiv (including stigma reduction)

please see grant application guidelines for additional priority areas.

review process

a diverse ohtn review committee will review and appraise every proposal submitted to the hiv endgame program. review criteria are included in the application guidelines.

important deadlines

loi application deadline: july 18, 2022 at 12pm est

results of loi: mid-august 2022

full application deadline: october 17, 2022 at 12pm est

information session: june 28 at 12pm est. please rsvp to funding@ohtn.on.ca by june 24 at 5pm.

please review the application guidelines, as deadlines differ for each grant.

brain canada is pleased to be partnering with alzheimer’s association (alz) to launch the advancing research on care and outcome measurement 2.0 (arcom-2) funding program, an international and collaborative competition aimed at addressing significant gaps in care and outcome measurement and providing an opportunity to advance research so that care providers can ensure that they are implementing evidence-based practices and achieving desired outcomes.

areas of interest for this program include, but are not limited to, care preferences, behavioral expressions, quality metrics, and systems of care in the area of alzheimer’s or other dementia. through this partnership, brain canada will co-fund up to five (5) successful canadian-led teams who meet peer review recommendations. each award is limited to usd $250,000 over a period of up to two years.

evidence clearly shows that increasing equity, diversity and inclusion (edi) in research environments enhances excellence, innovation and creativity. brain canada and als canada are committed to excellence through equity and encourage applicants of diverse backgrounds to apply to our funding opportunities. 

deadline for receipt of letters of intent: july 13, 2022 at 17:00 et

deadline for receipt of full applications: september 9, 2022 at 17:00 et

for more information, please review the request for application

idrc requests proposals for a team to conduct an evaluation of knowledge sharing for a more sustainable and inclusive world: an evaluation of program support models for knowledge translation in idrc-funded research. 

if high-quality research and innovation are to have an impact on development, the resulting knowledge must be clear, accessible and relevant for users. in collaboration with our grantee research partners and other strategic partners, idrc is committed to synthesizing and sharing findings and evidence from across our research investments to influence local, regional, and global agendas. through these efforts, idrc works to ensure that the research we fund is more visible and useful to targeted stakeholders — and that it enhances the ability of developing countries to tackle their most pressing priorities and contribute solutions to global challenges.

please contact jill sherman, international research facilitator, at intl.research@lakeheadu.ca for more information.

deadline: june 22, 2022, 13:00 eastern daylight time (edt)