DoD Melanoma Research Program Funding Opportunities - July Deadline

How to Apply: 

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.

 

External Deadline: 
Friday, July 8, 2022
Funding Source: 
External
Funding Level: 
Research