This UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center funding initiative is designed to support new or existing collaborative cancer research. This includes collaborative projects that strengthen basic science, facilitate the translation of discoveries into the clinic and/or the community, develop initiatives in cancer prevention and control, and serve the needs of our catchment area, an 87-county region in Virginia and West Virginia. Priorities include projects that address the increased burden of lung, breast, and colorectal cancers and melanoma; cancer disparities (e.g., high rates of cervical cancer in Appalachian women and prostate cancer in African American men, health care access, socioeconomic status, etc.); and the risk factors of obesity, tobacco use, and lack of access to screening, all of which are prevalent in the catchment area. These awards are targeted for the development of R series-equivalent multi-PI grant applications.
Award: Up to $100,000 (direct costs only) for 1 year.
Eligibility: This award is open to teams of two or more UVA faculty, at least one must be a Cancer Center member.
Deadline: Closed (RFA to be released each October).
Contact for Questions: Please contact the Cancer Center Research Admin team (UVACC_researchadmin@virginia.edu).