Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) High-Impact/High-Risk Research Awards
To all research deans and department heads: please distribute this information to your faculty to determine if they have an interest in submitting a proposal to this program.
WHAT: Limited Submission Proposal for the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) High-Impact/High-Risk Research Awards
WHO: Texas A&M University faculty, including Agriculture, Engineering and TTI personnel.
WHY: Awards are for a maximum of $200,000, including both direct and indirect costs, for two years.
WHEN: Internal proposal deadline of September 14, 2009.
HOW: Faculty should submit an internal proposal to osppc@tamu.edu for review by the internal selection committee.
THE FINE PRINT:
The funding agency below has limited the number of proposals to two per institution for this particular program. If the number of faculty wishing to submit a proposal exceeds the number allowed by the agency, we will conduct an internal selection process. Below are due dates for the program, including the due date for the internal proposal for review by the internal selection committee, the date for announcement of the internal selection and the due date for date for submission to the agency.
AGENCY: State of Texas
AGENCY PROGRAM TITLE: Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) High-Impact/High-Risk Research Awards
BRIEF PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The State of Texas Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) High-Impact/High-Risk Program is designed for relatively short-term high-impact/high-risk projects that are innovative, developmental or exploratory in nature targeting new avenues of cancer research. These projects, if successful, would contribute major new insights into the etiology, diagnosis, treatment or prevention of cancers. Because High-Impact/High-Risk Research Awards are designed to support new ideas, preliminary data are not required. Also, CPRIT intends to support innovative, developmental projects that focus on exceptionally promising topics that are not yet sufficiently mature to compete successfully for more conventional funding. Applicants must explain why more conventional sources of support are not available for the proposed research and how short-term funding will lead to strong proposals for additional support.
Applicants may address any research topic or issue related to cancer biology, causation, prevention, detection or screening, treatment or cure. Further, CPRIT encourages applications that seek to apply or develop state-of-the-art technologies, tools and/or resources for cancer research, including those with potential commercialization opportunities. Areas of interest include laboratory research, translational studies and/or clinical investigations.
In that cancers arise from a large number of derangements of basic molecular and cellular functions and in turn cause many alterations in basic biological processes, almost any aspect of biology may be relevant to cancer research, more or less directly. The degree of relevance to cancer research will be an important criterion for evaluation of projects for funding by CPRIT. For example, are alterations in the process in question primarily responsible for oncogenesis or secondary manifestations of malignant transformation? Will understanding the process or interfering with it offer selective and useful insight into prevention, diagnosis or treatment of cancer? Successful applicants for funding from CPRIT will have addressed these questions satisfactorily.
More information can be found at: http://www.cprit.state.tx.us/pdfs/rfa_r-10-h1.pdf
AGENCIES ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT: The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) High-Impact/High-Risk Research Awards Program is open only to Texas-based entities, such as public or private institutions of higher education, academic health institutions, universities, government organizations, nongovernmental organizations, other public or private companies, or individuals residing in Texas. No more than two applications will be accepted from any one institution.
AWARD INFORMATION: Awards are for a maximum of $200,000, including both direct and indirect costs, for two years.
ELIGIBLE PROJECTS COSTS: Grant funds may be used to pay for salary and benefits, research supplies, equipment and clinical costs. Conversely, requests for funds for travel to scientific meetings are not appropriate for this funding mechanism, nor are requests for funds to support construction and/or renovation. Equipment having a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more per unit must be specifically approved by CPRIT.
COST SHARING: an amount equal to one-half of the grant and dedicated to the research subject of the grant.
Internal Selection Procedures and Deadlines
September 11, 2009: Deadline for an email of intent, including the name of the PI, title of internal proposal and a 1-3 sentence description of the project. Send email of intent to osppc@tamu.edu
September 14, 2009: Deadline to obtain approval from your department head and dean to submit an internal proposal to the Research Policy and Development Support Office for review by the internal selection committee. The internal proposal should include:
(1) An executive summary, up to three pages, based on the proposal description as outlined in the CPRIT Announcement;
(2) Project and Management Plans;
(3) Summary budget.
The form for completing the internal proposal is here.
*Once your internal proposal has been received with all of the necessary signatures, you will receive an email indicating it will be reviewed by the internal selection committee. If you do not receive the confirmation email, please call 5-1812.*
This completed form should be submitted electronically to osppc@tamu.edu for review by the internal selection committee.
Please read the RFP carefully for specific requirements of the program at: http://www.cprit.state.tx.us/pdfs/rfa_r-10-h1.pdf. Selection of a proposal will be based on CPRIT guidelines. Meeting the needs of the university’s reinvestment plan will also be taken into account.
During the selection process, the internal selection committee may contact departments and colleges for their opinions and commitments. They may also request additional information from PIs.
September 25, 2009: The Internal Selection Committee will notify PIs of the result of the internal competition.
October 8, 2009: CPRIT deadline of 3 p.m.
