Defense Health Program Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) - May 20 Deadlines

Idea Award – Preproposal due May 20, 2021

Independent investigator with a faculty-level appointment (or equivalent).

• Preproposal is required; application submission is by invitation only.
• Supports innovative, untested, high-risk/ potentially high-reward concepts, theories, paradigms, and/or methods in cancer research.
• Emphasis on innovation.
• Must address at least one of the FY21 PRCRP Topic Areas.
• Must address at least one of the FY21 PRCRP Military Health 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

Impact Award – Preproposal due May 20, 2021

Independent investigators at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent) are eligible to submit an application.

• Preproposal is required; application submission is by invitation only.
• Supports hypothesis-driven, high impact research.
• Encourages applications that support research projects or ideas that specifically focus on critical scientific and clinical cancer issues which, if successfully addressed, have the potential to make a near term, major impact on one of the FY21 PRCRP Topic Areas.
• Must address at least one of the FY21 PRCRP Topic Areas.
• Must address at least one of the FY21 PRCRP Military Health Focus Areas.
• Preliminary data are required.
• Clinical Trials are allowed.
• The maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $1,250,000 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.