$150 M funding opportunities DoD breast cancer research, USA

Main Category: Breast Cancer
Article Date: 07 Mar 2005 - 0:00 PDT

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The Fiscal Year 2005 (FY05) Defense Appropriations Act provides $150 million to the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP). This program is administered by the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command through the Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP).

The FY05 BCRP Program Announcements for proposals in the following mechanisms are available and proposals may be submitted.
BCRP Funding Mechanisms Anticipated Proposal Submission
Date by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Era of Hope Scholar Awards
Nomination April 5, 2005
Full Proposal July 26, 2005

Center of Excellence Awards
Pre-proposal April 5, 2005
Full Proposal July 26, 2005

Clinical Translational Research Awards
Pre-proposal April 5, 2005
Full Proposal July 26, 2005

Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions Partnership Training Awards
Pre-proposal April 5, 2005
Full Proposal July 26, 2005

Predoctoral Traineeship Awards
May 24, 2005

Multidisciplinary Postdoctoral Awards
May 24, 2005

Idea Awards
May 24, 2005

Detailed descriptions of each mechanism, evaluation criteria, submission requirements, and deadlines are available in the FY05 BCRP Program Announcements.

Points of Contact: Gail Whitehead, Public Affairs Coordinator, 301-619-7783,
gail.whitehead@det.amedd.amedd.army.mil
Richard Kenyon, Ph.D., BCRP Program Manager, 301-619-7071

Contact: Gail Whitehead
gail.whitehead@det.amedd.army.mil
301-619-7783
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
http://cdmrp.army.mil