Current Funding Opportunities Research Articles

96 Animal Genomes to Phenomes: Funding and Perspectives from Usda-Nifa

Abstract The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is the extramural science-funding agency of the USDA that invests in and advances agricultural research, education, and extension to solve societal challenges. Animal genome to phenome (G2P) research is an important area of investment at NIFA. This presentation aims to: 1) highlight past investments in animal G2P; 2) discuss the alignment of animal G2P within current USDA and NIFA priorities; 3) bring awareness to Multistate Committee opportunities; 4) highlight current funding opportunities; and 5) provide perspectives on the future of animal G2P at NIFA with attention to the central dogma of phenomics.

National Cancer Institute's Cancer and Aging Priorities

Modern improvements in cancer detection and treatment coupled with the implementation of population-based cancer prevention and control strategies have contributed to a sustained decline in overall cancer mortality rates. Although this trend is promising, challenges at the nexus of cancer and aging are, in turn, becoming more prominent. Older adults (age 65 years and older) are the largest growing segment of the U.S. population, and aging into older adulthood is disproportionally associated with the incidence of common cancers. Many survivors of childhood cancer will live for decades after cancer treatment and mature into older age. Strategic investments in aging research will contribute to population health by preserving or improving healthspan and ensuring equitable access to – and benefit from – advances in cancer prevention, control, and population science. This presentation will describe ongoing cancer and aging efforts at the National Cancer Institute, including programmatic priorities and current funding opportunities.

Current Funding Opportunities

Current Funding Opportunities

TU‐FG‐207B‐05: Funding Opportunities at the National Science Foundation

Up‐to‐date knowledge about federal funding opportunities related to medical physics research, as well as obtaining skills for writing effective grant proposals are critical for academic and entrepreneurial medical physicists. In this symposium, program directors from key federal research funding agencies, including the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, and the National Science Foundation, will present information about current funding opportunities relevant to the field of medical physics. They will also provide insight to issues that applicants should pay special attention to when crafting their research grant proposals. In addition, the symposium will include presentations on research funding for small business concerns, and the results of an independent AAPM study of the National Institutes of Health funding of AAPM members from 2002–2015. Learning Objectives: To learn about current federal funding initiatives relevant to medical physics research To learn about tactics important for crafting convincing research proposals To learn about an independent study of NIH funding of research done by AAPM membersB. Whelan, this work was commissioned and funded by the AAPM

TU‐FG‐207B‐00: Federal Funding Opportunities and Grantsmanship

Up‐to‐date knowledge about federal funding opportunities related to medical physics research, as well as obtaining skills for writing effective grant proposals are critical for academic and entrepreneurial medical physicists. In this symposium, program directors from key federal research funding agencies, including the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, and the National Science Foundation, will present information about current funding opportunities relevant to the field of medical physics. They will also provide insight to issues that applicants should pay special attention to when crafting their research grant proposals. In addition, the symposium will include presentations on research funding for small business concerns, and the results of an independent AAPM study of the National Institutes of Health funding of AAPM members from 2002–2015. Learning Objectives: To learn about current federal funding initiatives relevant to medical physics research To learn about tactics important for crafting convincing research proposals To learn about an independent study of NIH funding of research done by AAPM membersB. Whelan, this work was commissioned and funded by the AAPM

TU‐FG‐207B‐02: NIBIB Funding Opportunities

Up‐to‐date knowledge about federal funding opportunities related to medical physics research, as well as obtaining skills for writing effective grant proposals are critical for academic and entrepreneurial medical physicists. In this symposium, program directors from key federal research funding agencies, including the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, and the National Science Foundation, will present information about current funding opportunities relevant to the field of medical physics. They will also provide insight to issues that applicants should pay special attention to when crafting their research grant proposals. In addition, the symposium will include presentations on research funding for small business concerns, and the results of an independent AAPM study of the National Institutes of Health funding of AAPM members from 2002–2015. Learning Objectives: To learn about current federal funding initiatives relevant to medical physics research To learn about tactics important for crafting convincing research proposals To learn about an independent study of NIH funding of research done by AAPM membersB. Whelan, this work was commissioned and funded by the AAPM

TU‐FG‐207B‐04: NCI Funding Opportunities in Imaging and Image‐Guided Therapy

Up‐to‐date knowledge about federal funding opportunities related to medical physics research, as well as obtaining skills for writing effective grant proposals are critical for academic and entrepreneurial medical physicists. In this symposium, program directors from key federal research funding agencies, including the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, and the National Science Foundation, will present information about current funding opportunities relevant to the field of medical physics. They will also provide insight to issues that applicants should pay special attention to when crafting their research grant proposals. In addition, the symposium will include presentations on research funding for small business concerns, and the results of an independent AAPM study of the National Institutes of Health funding of AAPM members from 2002–2015. Learning Objectives: To learn about current federal funding initiatives relevant to medical physics research To learn about tactics important for crafting convincing research proposals To learn about an independent study of NIH funding of research done by AAPM membersB. Whelan, this work was commissioned and funded by the AAPM

TU‐FG‐207B‐03: NCI Small Business Funding Opportunities

Up‐to‐date knowledge about federal funding opportunities related to medical physics research, as well as obtaining skills for writing effective grant proposals are critical for academic and entrepreneurial medical physicists. In this symposium, program directors from key federal research funding agencies, including the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, and the National Science Foundation, will present information about current funding opportunities relevant to the field of medical physics. They will also provide insight to issues that applicants should pay special attention to when crafting their research grant proposals. In addition, the symposium will include presentations on research funding for small business concerns, and the results of an independent AAPM study of the National Institutes of Health funding of AAPM members from 2002–2015. Learning Objectives: To learn about current federal funding initiatives relevant to medical physics research To learn about tactics important for crafting convincing research proposals To learn about an independent study of NIH funding of research done by AAPM membersB. Whelan, this work was commissioned and funded by the AAPM

Palliative Care Research Funding Across the NIH and ACS: Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How? (FR405)

•List current funding opportunities for research in palliative care at various NIH Institutes and the ACS.•Identify research priorities in hospice and palliative care across NIH Institutes and the ACS.•Identify NIH Institute and ACS contacts and resources to assist in NIH and ACS grant applications. What funding opportunities are available in palliative care research? Who gets funded? What went wrong? My proposal wasn't discussed! Wouldn’t having a dedicated study section solve most of my research problems? Can I really submit a grant an unlimited number of times? Am I allowed to talk to Program Directors/Project Officers? What is an Early Stage Investigator/New Investigator? If you’ve asked these questions in the process of submitting a proposal, you are not alone. This symposium targets the needs of both junior and senior investigators interested in obtaining research funding from the National Institute of Nursing Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institute on Aging, and the American Cancer Society. In a roundtable format, representatives from these funding agencies will provide brief presentations that highlight their funding priorities in end-of-life and palliative care science, important funding policies, specific funding announcements and collaborative opportunities, and recent policy changes affecting grant submission. Presentations will also provide new or junior investigators with tips on grantsmanship, whom to contact for questions, and common pitfalls of the submission and review process. The forum will provide opportunities for question and answer discussion from the audience and information sharing on useful resources for applicants.

Using an Internet grant and scholarship notification service as a research tool.

By using specific key words, clinicians can use an Internet database service to identify federally funded grant and scholarship opportunities--opportunities more frequently sought by basic scientists. The authors hypothesized that such an Internet service could be used as a research tool to examine and compare the clinical research preferences of potential medical and bioscience investigators. The authors selected 577 key words from an online key word thesaurus used by both the federal government and ScienceWise.com. These key words formed a survey instrument to measure the research interests of 40 family medicine academic faculty members of a college of osteopathic medicine. The findings were compared to a survey by ScienceWise.com of its 102,578 subscribers and to previous surveys of nonacademic clinicians. Results indicate an efficient means of determining research interests as well as a method of alerting academic clinicians/nonclinicians and basic scientists to current funding opportunities.