DoD Prostate Cancer Dr. Barbara Terry-Koroma Health Disparity Research Award

Funding Opportunity Number: W81XWH-13-PCRP-HDRA Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementGrantCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 12.420Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOD-AMRAAClosing Date: Oct 09, 2013Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 5Creation Date: Jun 15, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The PCRP Health Disparity Research Award (HDRA) mechanism was introduced in FY01. Since then, 308 applications have been received, and 62 have been recommended for funding. The HDRA supports new ideas based on innovative concepts or methodologies for prostate cancer health disparity research with the potential to make an important contribution toward eliminating death from prostate cancer and enhancing the well-being of men impacted by the disease. Studies proposed for this award mechanism are expected to improve the understanding of, and ultimately contribute to eliminating, disparities in prostate cancer incidence, morbidity, and mortality. Applicants for this award must explicitly state how the proposed research is related to an area of prostate cancer health disparity. Appropriate health disparity areas include, but are not limited to, race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, acces...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding