May 03, May 10, May 17, May 24, May 31, and June 7.
SBIR and STTR grant funding opportunities offer small business entrepreneurs a
chance to obtain non-dilutive funding for early-stage research and development.
Applications are accepted three times a year. NIH advertises the availability of
grant support through
notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs), previously referred
to as funding opportunity announcements (FOAs).
Standard Application Due Dates: September 5, January 5, and April 5. Due
dates
that
fall on weekends
or
Federal holidays
move to the
next business day.
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Funding Opportunities: Department of Defense - Chronic Pain Management Research
Program, Combat Casualty Care Research Program, Defense Medical Research and
Development Program, Kidney Cancer Research Program and Vision Research Program
All pre-applications must be submitted electronically to the Electronic
Biomedical Research Application Portal (eBRAP)
https://ebrap.org.
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NCI SBIR/STTR Omnibus Grant Solicitations
SBIR/STTR Omnibus Solicitations are intended to support small business
innovation research across a broad spectrum of topic areas. For the full
program description and research topics, please read the
2023 Omnibus Solicitation Program
Description.
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CDMRP Pre-announcements
A. Pre-announcements released:
- The Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders Research Program (ASUDRP) released a pre-announcement for the following funding opportunities:
To view the pre-announcement, click here.
- The Lupus Research Program (LRP) released a pre-announcement for the following funding opportunities:
- Idea Award
- Impact Award
- Transformative Vision Development Award
- Transformative Vision Award
To view the pre-announcement, click here.
- The Parkinson’s Research Program (PRP) released a pre-announcement for the following funding opportunities:
- Early Investigator Research Award
- Investigator-Initiated Research Award
To view the pre-announcement, click here.
B. Funding announcements released:
- The Rare Cancers Research Program (RCRP) released the following funding opportunities:
- Concept Award
- Idea Development Award
- Resource and Community Development Award
To view the funding opportunity announcement and submit a pre-application, click here.
- The Multiple Sclerosis Research Program (MSRP) released the following funding opportunities:
- Clinical Trial Award
- Early Investigator Research Award
- Exploration – Hypothesis Development Award
- Investigator- Initiated Research Award
To view the funding opportunity announcement and submit a pre-application, click here.
- The Tick-Borne Disease Research Program (TBDRP) released the following funding opportunities:
- Therapeutic/Diagnostic Research Award
To view the funding opportunity announcement and submit a pre-application, click here.
- The Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program (TSCRP) released the following funding opportunities:
- Clinical Translational Research Award
- Exploration – Hypothesis Development Award
- Idea Development Award
To view the funding opportunity announcement and submit a pre-application, click here.
- The Autism Research Program (ARP) released program announcement for the following funding opportunity:
To view the funding opportunity announcement and submit a pre-application, click here.
- The Pancreatic Cancer Research Program (PCARP) released program announcements for the following funding opportunities:
- Focused Pilot Award
- Idea Development Award
- Translational Research Partnership Award
To view the funding opportunity announcement and submit a pre-application, click here.
- The Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) released program announcements for the following funding opportunities:
- Data Science Award
- Early Investigator Research Award
- Exploration-Hypothesis Development Award
- Idea Development Award
- Physician Research Award
To view the funding opportunity announcement and submit a pre-application, click here.
- The Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research Program (DMDRP) released program announcements for the following funding opportunities:
- Idea Development Award
- Clinical/Translational Research Award
To view the program announcements and submit a pre-application, click here.
- The Melanoma Research Program (MRP) released program announcements for the following funding opportunities:
- Survivorship Research Award *NEW for FY24*
- Idea Award
- Melanoma Academy Scholar Award
- Team Science Award
- Focused Program Award – Rare Melanomas
To view the program announcements and submit a pre-application, click here.
- The Peer Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program (PRORP)
released program announcements for the following funding opportunity:
- Women’s Health Research Award *NEW for FY24*
- Applied Research Award
- Clinical Translational Research Award
- Clinical Trial Award
To view the program announcements and submit a pre-application, click here.
- The Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) released a program announcement for the following funding opportunity:
- · Implementation Science Award
To view the program announcements and submit a pre-application, click here.
- Lung Cancer Research Program
- i) Pre-Application (Preproposal) submission deadline is May 28, 2024 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time for the following FY24 LCRP funding opportunities:
- o Idea Development Award
- o Translational Research Award
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ii) Pre-Application (Letter of Intent) submission deadline is May 28, 2024 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time for the following FY24 LCRP funding opportunities:
- o Concept Award
- o Career Development Award
To view the funding opportunity announcements and submit a pre-application, click here.
DOD
Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy - Catalyst Award
• Due: June 11, 2024
• Amount: $250,000 over 2 years
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to stimulate and accelerate discovery and
development of new, transformative therapies for epilepsy, moving promising, well-supported preclinical and/or clinical research closer to clinical application. The award is intended to support nimble development of data necessary to attract larger commercialization funding opportunities and is not intended to replace those opportunities. Projects based on novel biological pathways and/or highly differentiated therapeutic approaches which are likely to have a high probability of successfully transitioning to clinical development are strongly encouraged.
The award is not intended to fund basic research on the mechanisms underlying epilepsy.
Eligible PIs must be independent researchers at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent) at universities and non-academic research institutions; Postdocs are not eligible to apply.
If you have any questions, please contact amcinerney@montefiore.org.
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Research to Prevent Blindness - Career Advancement Award
• Due: June 15, 2024 (nominations are due; applications are due July 1)
• Amount: $150,000
The Career Advancement Award assists outstanding early-career vision scientists in
pursuit of ongoing research of unusual significance and promise. Must have nomination from Department Chair. Chair may nominate one applicant in each award category. Awards are available in 3 categories:
1) The RPB / David Epstein Career Advancement Award in Glaucoma Research sponsored by Alcon* will focus on a research project in glaucoma.
2) The RPB / TGF* Career Advancement Award will focus on glaucoma research,
specifically on degeneration of human ganglion cells with openness to connectomic;
genetic; imaging; and epidemiologic approaches, as well as regeneration approaches for glaucoma research.
3) The RPB Career Advancement Award will not have a specific scientific focus and is open to any topic within vision research.
• Eligibility: available to candidates who have already received their first NIH R01 and are collecting new data to secure a second R01. Candidates must have their first NIH R01 with at least one year remaining by the application deadline. The award is open to any Assistant or Associate Professors (MDs, PhDs, or MD/PhDs) from any institution of higher education in the U.S.
If you have any questions, please contact amcinerney@montefiore.org.
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2025 Macy Faculty Scholars Program
Sponsored by the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, the Macy Faculty Scholars Program, a prestigious national award, is designed to develop and advance the careers of junior faculty medical educators. The Scholars Program annually competitively selects and funds FIVE scholars from across the nation. Albert Einstein College of Medicine may nominate ONE faculty member for consideration for the 2025 Program. Awards are intended to cover 50% protected time up to a cap of $100,000 per year for 2 years.
Eligibility criteria:
- Candidates must have been awarded a doctorate in medicine, biomedical sciences, or a related field.
- Nominees must be hold full-time appointments at the rank of assistant or associate professor or equivalent. Appointments such as research assistant professor, adjunct assistant professor, assistant professor research track, visiting professor, or instructor are NOT eligible.
- Candidates must NOT have been appointed as faculty at any institution prior to July 1, 2015, whether or not such appointment was on a tenure track. Time spent on clinical internships, residencies, on work towards board certification, or on parental leave does not count as part of this eight-year limit.
SAVE THE DATE: An informational webinar for applicants will be held by the Josiah Macy Jr Foundation on Wednesday, May 29 at 1:00 pm ET. RSVP Today
Application Materials
Note: The deadline for submission of preliminary applications for internal review by Einstein’s Education Awards Committee is 5 PM, June 26, 2023.
Please send ONE PDF file containing the following as an email attachment to susan.legnini@einsteinmed.edu.
- Candidate Profile Form (click here).
- A statement by the applicant on career objectives and personal goals for this program, limited to no more than TWO single-spaced pages.
- A mentor’s statement outlining the applicant’s career potential, limited to no more than ONE single-spaced page.
- A Departmental letter of support limited to no more than TWO single-spaced pages.
- A written proposal containing a title and a description of the proposed educational scholarship project to be carried out during the grant period, limited to no more than THREE single-spaced pages, plus one additional page (single-spaced) for references with titles included. The font should be 11-point or larger, and the margins should be at least 0.5 inches. Figure legends can use smaller fonts.
- A complete curriculum vitae and bibliography. Do NOT submit an NIH biosketch.
- Information about present and pending grant support with amounts requested or approved, annual amounts, and duration of award.
Complete guidelines for this program can be accessed by clicking here.
If you have any questions concerning this award or the application procedure, please contact susan.legnini@einsteinmed.edu.
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Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award
Due: July 8,2024 @ 4pm
Amount: $400,000/2 years
The Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award is designed to provide support for the next generation of exceptionally creative thinkers with “high-risk/high-reward” ideas that have the potential to significantly impact our understanding of and/or approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of cancer. The Innovation Award is specifically designed to provide funding to extraordinary early career researchers who have an innovative new idea but lack sufficient preliminary data to obtain traditional funding. It is not designed to fund incremental advances. Applications will be accepted from all scientific disciplines provided that the proposed research meets the selection criteria.
Eligibility: The applicant must have received an MD, DO, PhD, or MD/PhD degree. Tenure-track Assistant Professors within the first five (5) years of obtaining their initial Assistant Professor position (Cut-off date: July 1, 2019). Clinical Instructors and Senior Clinical Fellows (in the final year of sub-specialty training) holding an MD, MD/PhD, DO who are pursuing a period of independent research before taking a tenure-track faculty position. Such individuals must have an exceptional record of research accomplishment, dedicated laboratory space and the support of their institution. Applicants with a background in multiple disciplines are especially encouraged to apply.
If you have any questions, please contact amcinerney@montefiore.org.
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Victoria's Secret Global Fund for Women's Cancers Career Development Award, in partnership with Pelotonia & AACR
Grant Amount: $206,000 USD
Grant Term: 2 Years
Start of Grant Term: September 1, 2024
Application Deadline: May 15, 2024 1:00 PM
Decision Date: August 2024
Additional information about this grant can be obtained from the Program Guidelines and Applications Instructions. Final eligibility determinations will not be completed until the AACR receives the submitted application.
Applicants must be female investigators with a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent) in a related field and not currently be a candidate for a further doctoral degree. Applicants belonging to racial or ethnic groups shown to be underrepresented in the cancer-related sciences workforce are especially encouraged to apply.
At the start of the grant term on September 1, 2024, applicants must:
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Hold a faculty position with the title of assistant professor. Appointments such as research assistant professor, adjunct assistant professor, and assistant professor research track are eligible. Applicants that have progressed to associate professor or equivalent appointments are not eligible.
- If eligibility is based on a future position, the position must be confirmed at the time of application and CANNOT be contingent upon receiving this grant.
- Have started their first independent faculty position within the past 6 years from the grant start date (i.e. cannot have held an independent faculty position before September 1, 2018).
- Must devote at least 75% of their total effort to research in breast or a gynecologic cancer.
- Have independent laboratory space as confirmed by their institution.
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AACR-AstraZeneca Endometrial Cancer Research Fellowship
This two-year grant of $130,000 is a joint effort to encourage and support a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow.
To conduct endometrial cancer research and to establish a successful career path in this field. Projects may be basic, translational, clinical, or epidemiological in nature. There are no citizenship or geographic requirements.
The deadline to submit applications is July 18.
Applicants must have a doctoral degree (including PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent) in a related field and not currently be a candidate for a further doctoral degree.
At the start of the grant term on November 1, 2024, applicants must:
i) Hold a mentored research position with the title of postdoctoral fellow, clinical research fellow, or the equivalent. Visit the website for eligibility details.
ii) Have completed their most recent doctoral degree within the past five years (i.e., degree cannot have been conferred before November 1, 2019; the formal date of receipt of doctoral degree is the date the degree was conferred, as indicated on their diploma and/or transcript).
Click here for more details.
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Innovation Matching Grants Program
Empire State Development’s Division of Science, Technology, and Innovation (“NYSTAR”), Innovation Matching Grants Program (the “IMG Program”) aims to grow small businesses and support the development of new technologies in New York State by providing matching funds for federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants.
The New York State Innovation Matching Grants Program will match:
The award for Phase I applicants, not to exceed $100,000.
The award for Phase II applicants, not to exceed $200,000.
and provide technical assistance resources for Phase II and Phase III awards.
In no event, shall the funding provided from the IMG Program exceed 50% of the federal award. A funding commitment made through the IMG Program demonstrates New York State support to strengthen certain proposals, increase the likelihood that New York State businesses will be awarded competitive federal SBIR/STTR funding, and supports the growth of promising small businesses in New York. Click here for more details.
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