Cancer Research Manpower
Department Of Health And Human Services, National Institutes Of Health
To make available support to nonprofit and for-profit institutions interested in providing biomedical training opportunities for individuals interested in careers in basic, clinical, and prevention research important to the National Cancer Program.
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Helps organizations provide training for people pursuing careers in cancer research. Offers support for biomedical training opportunities.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Provides funding and mentored career development support to outstanding postdoctoral researchers in all areas of cancer research, facilitating their transition to independent, tenure-track faculty positions at US-based institutions. The K99 phase offers salary and research development support, while the R00 phase provides independent research funding.
Who Is Eligible?
Industries: Cancer Research
Region: US-based institutions
Other Criteria: Outstanding postdoctoral researchers, No more than 6 years of postdoctoral research experience at the time of application, Must commit a minimum of 9 calendar months (75%) full-time professional effort, For R00 phase, must have accepted a tenure-track full-time assistant professor position (or equivalent), Research project must be distinct from mentor's pending or active research grants, Must not have achieved independence (faculty or non-mentored research position) before a K99 Award is made, Open to US citizens, non-citizen nationals, permanent residents, and non-U.S. citizens with valid U.S. visas (visa status must allow for proposed research duration), Eligibility extension for childbirth available (automatic 1 year for women giving birth, others can apply)
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Read the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) and related program announcements.
- Prepare the application according to the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide and program-specific instructions.
- Submit the application electronically via the specified portal.
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.grants.gov/
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 📅Key Dates
- At least 2 months prior to the proposed activation date of the R00 AwardApplication Due Date
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- Face page signed by the R00 phase institution Authorized Organization Representative
- Form Page 2: Summary, Relevance, Project/Performance Sites, Senior/Key Personnel, Other Significant Contributors, and Human Embryonic Stem Cells
- Form Page 3: Research Grant Table of Contents
- Form Page 4: Detailed Budget for Initial Budget Period
- Budget Justification
- Form Page 5: Budget for Entire Proposed Project Period
- Biographical sketches (Biosketch Format Pages)
- New Resources Page(s)
- Checklist Form Page 9
- Final Progress Report for the K99 phase
- Final evaluation statement by the K99 phase mentor
- Scientific separation plan
- Timeline to submit R01
- Updated Specific Aims (1 page) and Research Plan (5 pages)
- Human Subjects section
- Data and Safety Monitoring Plan (DSMP)
- Updated Vertebrate Animals section
- Updated Biohazards
- Updated Bibliography & References Cited section
- Level of effort plan
- A letter from the R00 Department or Division Chairperson
- DMS plan Instructions
- A copy of the official job offer letter
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF format only
- 📥Templates Available
- ✉️Supporting Letters
- A letter from the R00 Department or Division Chairperson is required.
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- salary
- fringe benefits
- research costs
- applicable indirect costs
- 🚫Ineligible Expenses
- startup package
- salary for tenure-track assistant professors without grant support
- 📏Expense Caps
- Total cost may not exceed $249,000 per year.
- 💳Payment Model
- reimbursement
- ⏪Retroactive Expenses Eligible
- No
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- Yes
- 📊Matching Ratio
- 25% minimum
- 🏦Eligible Matching Sources
- cash
- in-kind
- 📚Stacking Rules
- Not allowed
- 🛡️Proof of Matching Required
- Documentation of the candidate’s visa and institutional commitment
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- SF-425 Federal Financial Report
- performance progress report
- Payback Agreement (PHS6031)
- Statement of Appointment Form (PHS2271)
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards in a fiscal year
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Acknowledgment of federal funding required
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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This program offers funding up to $249,000.
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